Birtley | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Birtley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.8944°N -1.5852°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 4 |
Original: | North Eastern Railway |
Pregroup: | North Eastern Railway |
Postgroup: | LNER British Railways (North Eastern) |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 5 December 1955 |
Events1: | Closed |
Birtley railway station served the town of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1868 to 1955 on the East Coast Main Line.
The station opened on 1 December 1868 by the North Eastern Railway. It closed on 5 December 1955 to both passengers and freight traffic.[1] [2]