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Newcastle station (also known as Newcastle Central and locally as Central Station) is a railway station in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom. It is located on the East Coast Main Line , around 268 miles (432 km) north of London King's Cross . [ 2 ]
Before the Metro tunnels were created, it was part of the main rail route to Newcastle, and connected to the main line at Manors. [99] The tunnels were constructed in the late 1970s, using mining techniques, and were constructed as single-track tubes with a diameter of 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in). [3]
The terminus at Newcastle moved to various locations throughout the years, and has variously been named Honeysuckle and Honeysuckle Point. It was moved to its current alignment in 1872 and took the name of Newcastle in 1935 when Wickham and Civic stations opened. A mortuary station opened in 1883 to serve trains departing for Sandgate Cemetery
The track between Newburn and Wylam Railway Bridge was removed in 1975, and the course was landscaped and made into a public bridleway. The track between Scotswood and Newburn remained, in order to take rail traffic to and from Stella North Power Station, as well as the BEREC factory in Newburn. The track was later removed, following the ...
Rail passenger face major disruption as services between Edinburgh and Newcastle are suspended due to Storm Corrie. The line was closed on Monday morning because of strong winds and heavy rain ...
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.
A Class 555 train on a test run in July 2024, arriving at South Gosforth Metro station. In May 2023, the first of the new Metro fleet entered the network for the first time for testing. [16] Cathy Massarella, Nexus's major projects director said to the BBC: "[The] train has completed its first test run out on the network and performed really well".
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 and Blyth to the nearby city of Newcastle upon ...