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Dunston Station
Dunston station in 1905.
Another view of the station.
Dunston station in 1984.
Dunston railway employees.
An outing from Dunston station.
kThe line was opened in 1907 but the station did not open until 1909, trains running from Newcastle via the King Edward Bridge, but only as far as Dunston which was the terminus for passenger services, although goods trains continued to Blaydon and beyond. The population served by the station in 1911 was 6,050 but there were 44,780 tickets issued that year. There was previously another line through Dunston, which ran from Carlisle to Gateshead closer to the riverside and running up the Redheugh incline at Rabbit Banks. During World War 1 the Dunston passenger service was suspended from May 1918 to October 1919, when it recommenced. The infrequency of the passenger train service compared to the tram service led to its withdrawal following the General Strike in May 1926, although the line was still in use for other trains running westwards to Hexham and Carlisle. The station continued in use for goods traffic until 1965. The principal goods loaded at the station in 1913 were flour/bran, creosote/tar and timber.
In 1982 all Newcastle - Hexham - Carlisle train services were diverted to run south of the River Tyne, and Dunston station was re-opened for passengers on the 1st October 1984, none of the original station buildings remain, however. Access is down a ramp from the main road.
North Eastern Railway ticket