Blaydon railway station
Blaydon 
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| Location | |
| Place | Blaydon |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Coordinates | 54°57′57″N 1°42′47″W / 54.9658°N 1.7130°WCoordinates: 54°57′57″N 1°42′47″W / 54.9658°N 1.7130°W |
| Grid reference | NZ184635 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BLO |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 4,220 |
| 2012/13 |
2,770 |
| 2013/14 |
 5,002 |
| 2014/15 |
11,880 |
| 2015/16 |
13,466 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Tyne and Wear (Nexus) |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 10 March 1835 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blaydon from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Blaydon railway station is a railway station serving Blaydon in Tyne and Wear, northern England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line (which runs from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle) 5 1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) east of Newcastle Central and is managed by Northern.
The station was constructed by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR), and opened on 9 March 1835 as the line's initial eastern terminus. Through running to Redheugh (Gateshead) on the south bank of the River Tyne began in 1837 and the line was completed through to Carlisle the following year. A second cross-river line via Scotswood to a temporary terminus near the site of Newcastle Central was opened in 1839 (diverging immediately east of the station), although it wasn't until January 1851 that Central station was accessible via this route. It was enlarged on the opening of the Lanchester Valley Extension line in 1867, with Blaydon Junction opening to its east; this enabled trains to run to Blackhill, Consett and through to Durham. The station was substantially rebuilt in 1912 with new red brick station buildings and glass canopies. Passenger services over the Derwent Valley line ended in 1954 and it closed completely in 1963.
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