Exterior of Whitley Bay station, now part of Tyne & Wear Metro, on 13th June 2018. The original station opened as Whitley on 3rd July 1882 and was renamed Whitley Bay on 1st July 1899, then resited to its present location on 9th October 1910. On 10th September 1979 it was temporarily closed for conversion into the Tyne & Wear Metro and reopened as such on 11th August 1980.
Location: Whitley Bay
Original line: Tynemouth Deviation (North Eastern Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: English stations, National and Heritage Lines (excluding London) 1979-2023
Date: 13/06/2018
Image number: 84587