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
^Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 410. OCLC 931112387.
sunderland, fawcett, street, railway, station, fawcett, street, railway, station, served, city, sunderland, tyne, wear, england, from, 1853, 1879, penshaw, branch, line, fawcett, streetthe, site, station, looking, northwest, towards, sunderland, city, centre, . Fawcett Street railway station served the city of Sunderland Tyne and Wear England from 1853 to 1879 on the Penshaw branch line Fawcett StreetThe site of the station looking northwest towards Sunderland city centre in 2017General informationLocationSunderland Tyne and WearEnglandCoordinates54 54 11 N 1 22 54 W 54 903 N 1 3816 W 54 903 1 3816 Coordinates 54 54 11 N 1 22 54 W 54 903 N 1 3816 W 54 903 1 3816Grid referenceNZ397566Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyYork Newcastle and Berwick RailwayPre groupingNorth Eastern RailwayKey dates1 June 1853 1853 06 01 Opened4 August 1879 1879 08 04 ClosedHistory EditThe 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 stationMillfieldLine and station open North Eastern RailwayNewcastle amp Darlington Junction Railway Penshaw branch Terminus This article on a railway station in North East England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sunderland Fawcett Street railway station amp oldid 1009060630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
