Notes: The 2 3/4 mile line between South Shields and Marsden was opened to mineral traffic in May 1879. A passenger service was added from 19th March 1888 primarily for the workforce from Whitburn Colliery, Marsden. As the railway was owned by the colliery, ownership passed to the National Coal Board after nationalisation of the coal industry on 31.12.1946. The line to Westoe Colliery was electrified (overhead) in 1953 with the new electric trains looping past Westoe Lane Station, however the passenger service was withdrawn the same year. In 1954 the line through the station was also electrified. Following the closure of Harton & Whitburn Collieries on 7th June 1968 much of the Marsden Railway as it was usually know was abandoned, however the line through Westoe Lane Station remained in use until 1993 when Westoe Colliery closed. The last remaining section of track was lifted in 1994.

When opened in 1888 the Station was called South Shields. In 1900 the station was completely rebuilt and renamed Westoe Lane.

Click here for a history of The South Shields, Marsden & Whitburn Colliery Railway and the collieries it served.

For more photographs of Westoe Lane Station see Images of Old South Shields web site