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The region quickly became a hub of intense competition, with numerous railways being constructed. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (itself opening in 1834) finished construction of Newcastle Central Station in 1847, with the Newcastle and North Shields Railway connecting its North Shields branch to the station shortly after. [3] [4]
The Central Coast & Newcastle Line (CCN) is an intercity rail service that services the Upper North Shore, Central Coast and Newcastle regions. It connects the two largest cities in New South Wales, running from Central in Sydney along the Main North railway line to Broadmeadow, and to Newcastle Interchange in Newcastle on the Newcastle railway line.
It joined the network as a terminus station on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network between Heworth and South Shields. The original Metro station was closed on 8 July 2019 and was resited around 100 m (330 ft) to the south-east. On 4 August 2019, the station reopened as part of the new South Shields Interchange.
Central Station (also known as Central) is an underground Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Grainger Town area of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth .
The railway was built by the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, with the requisite Act of Parliament gaining royal assent on 22 May 1829. The line was built in sections from 1834 onwards. The first section of the line (running between Hexham and Blaydon) opened in March 1835. Services were soon temporarily suspended, until May 1835, after a local ...
The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system [4] [5] [6] serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and the City of Sunderland (together forming Tyne and Wear).
The Northumberland Line is a railway in North East England; it has reintroduced passenger rail services to lines in South East Northumberland that had for many years been freight-only. Under the scheme, a new passenger service links some of Northumberland's major population centres in Ashington , Bedlington and Blyth to the nearby city of ...
It serves as the terminus for Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line train services, Newcastle Light Rail services and Newcastle Transport bus routes. Located in the inner Newcastle suburb of Wickham, it is to the west of the former Wickham station. The railway station opened 15 October 2017 with light rail services commencing on 17 ...