Coordinates: 55°05′08″N 2°12′11″W / 55.085602°N 2.202940°W / 55.085602; -2.202940

Wark railway station

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Wark
The site of the station in 2014
General information
LocationWark on Tyne, Northumberland
England
Platforms2 (one was a goods platform)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
1 December 1859Opened
15 October 1956Closed to passengers
1 September 1958Closed to goods

Wark railway station is a disused railway station which served the village of Wark on Tyne, Northumberland, England. Located on the Border Counties Railway, the station was possibly opened on 1 December 1859, but was definitely open by 1 April 1860.[1] The station was originally connected to the village by a wooden bridge over the River Tyne but this was replaced by an iron bridge in 1878. There was a single platform, a small goods shed with a signal box being added in 1896. It was closed to passengers on 15 October 1956[2] and completely on 1 September 1958.[3]

The station building and platforms are still intact, the former now used as a private residence.[4]

Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Reedsmouth   LNER
Border Counties Railway
  Barrasford

References

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  1. ^ The station's entry on disused-stations.org.uk
  2. ^ Information on the line from a Northumberland website
  3. ^ "The former Wark station © Mike Quinn :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ^ Photo of former station and platforms on geograph.org.uk

55°05′08″N 2°12′11″W / 55.085602°N 2.202940°W / 55.085602; -2.202940