Dunston station is, with regret, a spectre of its former self these days and is one of the most underutilised stations in the region despite fairly dense surroundings. With this in mind, we're lucky to have it again.

There was a station here from 1909, when the North Eastern Railway constructed a line to link the new King Edward VII Bridge with the original Newcastle & Carlisle. This line originally followed the riverside and terminated at Redheugh, which is why there's a Railway Street down the bottom end of Dunston.

Our line provided a useful chord to reach Dunston Staiths from Newcastle as well as the endless industries on the banks of the river. Thanks to them, Dunston grew exponentially at the of the 19th century which made a new station here quite important. It was originally a terminus, providing a regular shuttle up to Central Station. However, this only lasted until 1926 when the station closed for the first time. The main reason was the General Strike and the shortage of staff to serve it. Even during WWI, services ran until 8pm here.

It wasn't until 1984 that services re-commenced. This is due to the misfortune of those living on the north bank of the Tyne and the closure of the Scotswood Bridge. Services had to be diverted via Dunston to Carlisle, and at first Dunston was as regular a stopping point as places like Blaydon and Corbridge. However, due to the lacking passenger numbers it's now not even a secondary station on the line. Currently around 25k people use it annually. Even Cramlington gets 133k.