Manors railway station
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Manors railway station is located in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne
, England
. It is connected to the East Coast Main Line
and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Rail
. There is a Tyne and Wear Metro
station also called Manors
about 100 m (109.4 yd) away.
Manors was previously a much larger and more significant station located at the railway junction of the East Coast Main Line and the line towards Gosforth
. It had 9 platforms. However, most of the station was closed in 1978 when the Gosforth line was turned over to the Tyne and Wear Metro and the buildings were subsequently demolished to make way for offices.
On 1 January 1909, the former Blyth and Tyne Railway
terminal station at New Bridge Street was closed and the line was extended to join the East Coast Main Line between Manors and Newcastle Central
. A second station, Manors North was opened to serve this line: this station had five platforms (two through platforms and three bays). At this time, the original station was renamed Manors East. The former station at New Bridge Street became a coal yard which supplied customers in the east of the city.
When the two stations were combined, Manors North formed platforms 1–5, and Manors East formed platforms 6–9.
From 1904 until 1967, the lines through the station were electrified, with third-rail (North Tyneside Loop
) and a short overhead electrification from Trafalgar South yard (Newcastle Quayside branch). The East Coast Main Line was subsequently re-electrified in 1990. There were three signal boxes that controlled the approaches to the Manors area - Argyle Street (187? - 1964), Manors North (1909 - 1964), Manors Junction (1909 - 1964). A major re-signalling of the Newcastle district in 1964 resulted in the closure of these boxes. The original Manors Junction signal box was burnt out in 1943, and its replacement was located at the western end end of Manors East between platforms 7 and 8.
In addition to the busy electric service to the coast, Manors also served as a terminal station for passenger services to Morpeth, Blyth and Newbiggin. Although the Morpeth service had gone by BR days, the Blyth/Newbiggin passenger route survived until 1964. In LNER days, the bay platforms were used as additional standage for electric sets as well as originating short workings to Benton.
Manors station is very popular with railway photographers and trainspotters because it lies in the middle of the tracks of the East Coast Main Line allowing very good views of passing trains, which includes freight, passenger and empty stock movements.
. This showed the long staircase from the Trafalgar Street entrance to Manors East station.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is connected to the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
. There is a Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...
station also called Manors
Manors Metro station
This article refers to the Tyne and Wear Metro station, for the National Rail station of the same name, please see Manors railway station.Manors Metro station is located to the east of Newcastle City Centre. The station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, and opened in 1982...
about 100 m (109.4 yd) away.
Manors was previously a much larger and more significant station located at the railway junction of the East Coast Main Line and the line towards Gosforth
Gosforth
Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it became part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of 23,620...
. It had 9 platforms. However, most of the station was closed in 1978 when the Gosforth line was turned over to the Tyne and Wear Metro and the buildings were subsequently demolished to make way for offices.
History
The original station at Manors was opened on 30 August 1850. This was to replace a temporary station which became a coal depot, and had two platforms on a bridge over Trafalgar Street. When the East Coast Main Line was widened to four tracks, an additional two platforms were built.On 1 January 1909, the former Blyth and Tyne Railway
Blyth & Tyne Railway
The Blyth and Tyne Railway was a railway in Northumberland, England chiefly constructed to link the collieries in Ashington, Seghill and Blyth to the River Tyne at Percy Main. It later expanded to link Tynemouth and Newcastle upon Tyne, providing a passenger service to Whitley Bay...
terminal station at New Bridge Street was closed and the line was extended to join the East Coast Main Line between Manors and Newcastle Central
Newcastle Central station
Newcastle railway station , is the mainline station of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building...
. A second station, Manors North was opened to serve this line: this station had five platforms (two through platforms and three bays). At this time, the original station was renamed Manors East. The former station at New Bridge Street became a coal yard which supplied customers in the east of the city.
When the two stations were combined, Manors North formed platforms 1–5, and Manors East formed platforms 6–9.
From 1904 until 1967, the lines through the station were electrified, with third-rail (North Tyneside Loop
North Tyneside Loop
The North Tyneside Loop refers to the railway lines in North Tyneside from Newcastle upon Tyne via Wallsend, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Backworth, Benton and South Gosforth back to Newcastle...
) and a short overhead electrification from Trafalgar South yard (Newcastle Quayside branch). The East Coast Main Line was subsequently re-electrified in 1990. There were three signal boxes that controlled the approaches to the Manors area - Argyle Street (187? - 1964), Manors North (1909 - 1964), Manors Junction (1909 - 1964). A major re-signalling of the Newcastle district in 1964 resulted in the closure of these boxes. The original Manors Junction signal box was burnt out in 1943, and its replacement was located at the western end end of Manors East between platforms 7 and 8.
In addition to the busy electric service to the coast, Manors also served as a terminal station for passenger services to Morpeth, Blyth and Newbiggin. Although the Morpeth service had gone by BR days, the Blyth/Newbiggin passenger route survived until 1964. In LNER days, the bay platforms were used as additional standage for electric sets as well as originating short workings to Benton.
Reconstruction
The old Manors station was closed on 23 January 1978, to allow for the construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro. The scaled-down mainline station has two platforms, on the site of the previous platforms 7 and 8. Other parts of the former station remain, including platforms 1 and 2 which are heavily overgrown, and parts of platform 9. The station is unstaffed, and the only facility is a shelter with a telephone. The platforms are now reached by a footbridge, rather than the original subway.Manors station is very popular with railway photographers and trainspotters because it lies in the middle of the tracks of the East Coast Main Line allowing very good views of passing trains, which includes freight, passenger and empty stock movements.
Services
Northern operate a service to Newcastle Central, Metrocentre and Morpeth about every hour. There is no service after about 1710 and none at all on Sundays. This station is mostly used in peak times when surrounding offices close, and other workers travel home.Trivia
The station was briefly featured in a scene from the 1971 film Get CarterGet Carter
Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the city of...
. This showed the long staircase from the Trafalgar Street entrance to Manors East station.