Backworth railway station (1847–1965)

The station was opened as Holywell on 1 October 1847 by the Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway on the north side of the level crossing over Church Road, Backworth. From 1860, the passenger station was renamed Backworth, but goods station continued to be referred to using the original name. Only a few years after the name change, on 27 June 1864 the passenger station was closed[1] to be replaced by Backworth station (initially named Hotspur) on the company's new branch to Newcastle New Bridge Street. It was, however, retained as a goods station for many years and, in 1904, was recorded as having handled livestock and general goods. The station was finally closed to all traffic on 7 June 1965, although the line through it remains open.[2]