Point Pleasant railway station served Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant (Wallsend)

Point Pleasant is part of the town of Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, lying between the town centre and the River Tyne.The historic area was once the home of Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, which built engines for some of the most famous ships constructed on the Tyne...

, an area of Wallsend

Wallsend

Wallsend is an area in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Wallsend derives its name as the location of the end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 42,842.-Romans:...

, Tyne & Wear. It was primarily used by workmen in the nearby shipyards, and was located on the Riverside Branch

Riverside Branch

For the Boston, Massachusetts branch line of the same name see, Green Line "D" Branch.The Riverside Branch was a North Eastern Railway built double track branch railway line in Northumberland, England, that ran from Riverside Junction between Manors and stations via seven intermediate stations...

 of the North Eastern Railway

North Eastern Railway (UK)

The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...

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The Station

The station initially opened to provide a station for the workers in the nearby industries, primarily shipbuilding. This area of Wallsend was a hive of activity, and included many famous shipbuilders, such as the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company. The station was modest, with just two platforms, an iron lattice bridge (of the standard NER design), and open waiting areas on the Up platform with a wooden 'shed' for waiting and the booking office on the Down platform.

The site today

Today the site has been converted for housing, as has a lot of the surrounding area. The station itself would serve no purpose nowadays, as a lot of the industry that the station originally served has now closed.

External links

• Point Pleasant on a site concentrating on disused railway stations