Heaton Railway Station Totem Magnet. Free UK shipping. High quality, hand printed metal fridge magnet. British Railway station name sign, in North Eastern region orange.

Heaton railway station was a railway station in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, near the southern boundary of Heaton with Byker. The station was built in the nineteenth century and closed on 11 August 1980.

In 1839 the Newcastle and Shields railway was opened and this line later became the direct line to the coast from Newcastle upon Tyne, although at that time the line terminated in Carliol Square and not at Newcastle Central station. This predecessor of the North Eastern Railway company (NER) shared those two tracks up to Heaton Junction and on the 1st July 1847 Newcastle was connected by rail with Berwick, and thus placed on the main line between Edinburgh and London. The railway line and station at Heaton were built in a cutting.

In 1887 the line from Newcastle Central Station to Heaton Junction was widened from two tracks to four tracks. The two tracks to the north were for mainline services to Edinburgh and the two southern tracks for the direct services from Newcastle Central Station to the coast. These two southern tracks were electrified in 1904. There were two island platforms about 210 yards (190 m) long reached by ramps from the ticket offices, which were at ground level alongside the road bridge carrying Heaton Road over the railway. Heaton Junction signal box was about 250 yards (230 m) to the east and gave access from all four tracks to Heaton engine shed and carriage sidings. The station was used principally for services on the direct line from Newcastle Central station to the coast but with some local services such as the line to Morpeth on the main line and some mainline services on the line from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley.

Heaton Railway Station Totem Magnet, the size of the magnet is 115x30mm and they come on a backing card. There are two magnets on the back, ready to stick on the fridge.

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