High Shields railway station

High Shields
General information
Location	High Shields, South Tyneside England
Coordinates	54.9907°N 1.4403°W / 54.9907; -1.4403
Grid reference	NZ359663
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brandling Junction Railway Company
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 June 1839 (1839-06-19)	Opened as South Shields
17 December 1842	Resited and opened as High Shields
1879	Resited again
1 June 1981 (1981-06-01)	Closed

High Shields railway station served the suburb of High Shields, South Tyneside, England, from 1842 to 1981 on the Brandling Junction Railway.

History

The station was opened as South Shields on 19 June 1839 by the Brandling Junction Railway Company. Despite its name, it was actually in High Shields. It was known as Market Place in the local newspaper. It was resited to the north on 17 December 1842. The new site was known as the 'Station at Grewcock's corner' in the notice upon opening.

It was resited in 1879 and closed on 1 June 1981, when the South Shields branch line was closed for conversion to a Tyne and Wear Metro route. The new Metro line however used the former Stanhope and Tyne Railway alignment to reach the town centre, instead of the former B.J.R route, reflecting the gradual movement of the population away from the river over the previous century, so the station was not reopened for Metro services when they began in March 1984.

The track was subsequently lifted, with the station platforms and buildings demolished - no trace now remains, as the location has been cleared and landscaped.

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Brockley Whins Line closed, station open		Brandling Junction Railway Company		Terminus