Byker railway station (site), Tyne & Wear
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Byker railway station (site), Tyne & Wear
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 24 Mar 2012
Opened in 1901 by the North Eastern Railway on the Newcastle 'Riverside' branch to Percy Main, this station closed in 1954. The area has since been completely redeveloped and only old maps and some old buildings on the skyline help to pinpoint it. View south east towards St. Peters and Percy Main.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.977196
Longitude
-1.586574