Did you know that Tynemouth has had five passenger stations?
The first railway to reach the town was the Newcastle & Berwick which extended the line from North Shields, arriving in 1847.
The Blyth & Tyne arrived in 1861 with its terminus next to the Master Mariners Hostel, they then moved to a temporary terminus in 1863, before opening their new Tynemouth Station in 1865, over the road from the Newcastle & Berwick.
Finally, once both railways were absorbed by the NER, this allowed a new joint station to open in 1882. This remains in use today, with the Tyne & Wear Metro.
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