Newcastle Central Station

Newcastle Central Station is the principal railway station in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 287 KB)The central railway station of Newcastle, England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 287 KB)The central railway station of Newcastle, England. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

Construction and opening

The station was designed by John Dobson for the North Eastern Railway company, and was constructed in collaboration with Robert Stephenson (also responsible for the High Level Bridge) between 1845 and 1850. The opening ceremony, attended by Queen Victoria, took place on 29 August 1850. John Dobson (1787-1865) was a 19th century British architect in the neoclassical tradition. ... The North Eastern Railway (NER) , unlike many other of the pre-Grouping companies, had a relatively compact territory, having the district it covered to itself. ... For the lighthouse engineer see Robert Stevenson Statue of Robert Stephenson at Euston Station, London Robert Stephenson FRS (October 16, 1803 - October 12, 1859) was an English civil engineer. ... The High Level Bridge, towering above the Swing Bridge across the River Tyne; photograph facing Newcastle The High Level Bridge is a notable road and railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, in North East England. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The building has a Classical styled frontage, and its trainshed has a distinctive roof with three curved, arched spans — one of the first examples of its kind. A portico, designed by Thomas Prosser, was added to the station entrance in 1863, and the trainshed was extended southwards in the 1890s with a new span designed by William Bell. From the point of view of modern times, the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean sometimes seem to blend smoothly into one melange we call the Classical. ... Simple arch bridge Close-up of a semi-circular arch in Barcelona, Spain. ... Categories: Architectural elements | Stub ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that color in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no...

An underground station for Tyne and Wear Metro trains was constructed during the late 1970s, and opened in 1981. Part of the portico was temporarily dismantled while excavation work for this station took place. The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system in Tyne and Wear in north-east England, which opened in 1980, and in 2002-3 served 40 million journeys. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Train services

Newcastle Central Station is a key stop on the East Coast Main Line. Passenger services are operated by several companies: The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ...

• GNER trains run to London King's Cross station via York and Doncaster, and to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen in Scotland.
• Virgin Trains run to Birmingham, Bristol, Devon and Cornwall via York, Leeds and Doncaster, and to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
• Northern Rail operates local services within Tyneside, Teesside, Yorkshire, Cumbria, and Northumberland. Destinations include Morpeth, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Hexham, and Carlisle. Some Carlisle services continue to Whitehaven, and to Glasgow via Dumfries.
• First Transpennine Express trains run to Manchester and Liverpool via York and Leeds.
• First ScotRail operates two daily services to Stranraer via Carlisle.
• Tyne and Wear Metro services operate from a dedicated underground station.

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Railway infrastructure

Trains may cross the River Tyne on one of two bridges — the High Level Bridge (opened 1849) to the south-east of Central Station, and the King Edward Bridge (opened 1906) to the south-west. The trackwork north and south of the river forms a complete circle with these two bridges, allowing trains to be turned around if necessary. Gateshead locomotive depot is next to the connecting tracks on the opposite side of the Tyne, mirroring the station. The Tyne in Newcastle The River Tyne is a river in England. ... The High Level Bridge, towering above the Swing Bridge across the River Tyne; photograph facing Newcastle The High Level Bridge is a notable road and railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, in North East England. ... Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... Gateshead Millennium Bridge Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ...

Central Station was famed for its "diamond crossing" to the east of the station. This facilitated access to the High Level Bridge and northbound ECML and was once said to be the most complex railway crossing in the world. The crossing has been greatly simplified in recent years, however, as the opening of the Metro brought about the withdrawal of many heavy-rail suburban services and the closure of the platforms they operated from, and removed the need for such a complex crossing. The High Level Bridge, towering above the Swing Bridge across the River Tyne; photograph facing Newcastle The High Level Bridge is a notable road and railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, in North East England. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system in Tyne and Wear in north-east England, which opened in 1980, and in 2002-3 served 40 million journeys. ...

External links

• Train times and station information for Newcastle Central station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Newcastle Central station from Multimap.com
• Old photographs of Newcastle Central Station

 
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