Sunderland (Fawcett Street) railway station

Fawcett Street
Fawcett Street
	The site of the station, looking northwest towards Sunderland city centre, in 2017
General information
Location	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear; England
Coordinates	54°54′11″N 1°22′54″W / 54.903°N 1.3816°W
Grid reference	NZ397566
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1853	Opened
4 August 1879	Closed

Fawcett Street railway station served the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England from 1853 to 1879 on the Penshaw branch line.

History[edit]

The station opened on 1 June 1853 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway.^[1] It was situated opposite of Mowbray Extension Park. It was the Eastern terminus of the branch line, closing on 4 August 1879 after being replaced by the current Sunderland station. The site of the station was replaced by housing.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 410. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Disused Stations: Sunderland Fawcett Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Millfield Line and station open		North Eastern Railway Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway (Penshaw branch)		Terminus

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 410. OCLC 931112387.

[SFSStationInfo-2] "Disused Stations: Sunderland Fawcett Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

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v t e Closed railway stations in Tyne and Wear
Blyth and Tyne Railway	Backworth Newcastle New Bridge Street Prospect Hill
Brandling Junction Railway	South Shields High Shields Oakwellgate Fugar Bar Wearmouth
Derwent Valley Railway	Swalwell Rowlands Gill
Durham and Sunderland Railway	Sunderland Town Moor Hendon (Tyne and Wear) Ryhope
Leamside Line	Usworth Washington Penshaw
Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway	Hendon Burn Ryhope East
Newcastle & Carlisle Railway	Ryton Scotswood Elswick Shot Tower Newcastle Forth Derwenthaugh Newcastle Redheugh
Newcastle and Berwick Railway	Dudley Colliery Annitsford Killingworth Forest Hall
Ponteland and Darras Hall Branch	West Gosforth Coxlodge Kenton Bank Callerton
Riverside Branch	Byker St. Peters St. Anthonys Walker Carville Point Pleasant Willington Quay
Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway	Newburn Lemington
South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway	South Shields (Westoe Lane) Marsden Cottage Halt Marsden (Whitburn Colliery)
Stanhope and Tyne Railway	South Shields Jarrow Docks Jarrow Boldon Biddick Lane Vigo
Team Valley Railway	Bensham Low Fell Lamesley Birtley
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway	Monkwearmouth Fawcett Street Millfield Pallion Hylton Cox Green
Other	Gateshead East Gateshead West Heaton Newcastle Carliol Square Tyne Commission Quay