Manors railway station
Manors 
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Manors railway station in 2012
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| Location | |
| Place | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Local authority | City of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Coordinates | 54°58′23″N 1°36′18″W / 54.973°N 1.605°WCoordinates: 54°58′23″N 1°36′18″W / 54.973°N 1.605°W |
| Grid reference | NZ252642 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MAS |
| 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 |
 4,120 |
| 2012/13 |
 3,872 |
| 2013/14 |
4,444 |
| 2014/15 |
6,474 |
| 2015/16 |
7,614 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Tyne and Wear (Nexus) |
| History | |
| Original company | Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 July 1847 | Original station opened as Manors |
| 1 January 1909 | Renamed Manors East; adjacent station opened as Manors North |
| 20 February 1969 | Stations combined as Manors |
| 23 January 1978 | Former Manors North closed |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Manors from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Manors railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. It is 269 miles 22 chains (433.4 km) down-line from London King's Cross and is situated between Newcastle to the south and Cramlington to the north. Its three-letter station code is MAS.
The station and all trains serving it are operated by Northern. The Manors Tyne and Wear Metro station is located about 110 yards (100 m) away.
Manors was previously a much larger and more significant station at the junction of the main line and the line towards Gosforth. It had nine platforms. 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.
The original station named Manors was opened on 1 July 1847 by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway, which amalgamated with the York and Newcastle Railway to form the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway a few weeks later. Manors station opened on 30 August 1850 to replace a temporary station that 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 in 1887, an additional two platforms were built.
On 1 January 1909, the former Blyth and Tyne Railway terminus at New Bridge Street closed and the line was extended to join the East Coast Main Line between Manors and Newcastle Central. Manors North was opened on this line, with two through platforms and three bays. 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.
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