Blaydon railway station
Railway station in Tyne and Wear, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blaydon is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 5 miles 39 chains (5.49 mi; 8.83 km) west of Newcastle, serves the town of Blaydon, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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Location | Blaydon, Gateshead England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°57′57″N 1°42′46″W | ||||
Grid reference | NZ184635 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BLO | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
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Key dates | |||||
9 March 1835 (1835-03-09) | Opened | ||||
3 September 1966 | Closed | ||||
1 May 1967 | Reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 21,428 | ||||
2019/20 | 32,842 | ||||
2020/21 | 9,392 | ||||
2021/22 | 28,824 | ||||
2022/23 | 44,158 | ||||
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