A vanished railway station on a vanished railway line. This was Carville in Wallsend and it operated on the Riverside Branch.
The suburban route dated back to 1879, a time when the shipyards and factories of the River Tyne were developing rapidly. Opened by North Eastern Railway along the north bank of the river, the line’s seven stops between Byker and Willington Quay served the ever-growing industries and communities there.
The line was actually a loop added to the main Newcastle -Coast route, which had opened in 1839. The Riverside Branch left the main line just after it crossed the Ouseburn Viaduct at Byker and followed the course of the Tyne, mainly serving shipyard workers. It rejoined the main line at Percy Main.
