Railway Station Closures

Mr. Skinner
asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many railway stations have been closed since May 1979.

Mr. Eyre
Three. On British Rail, New Holland pier station was closed on the withdrawal of the Humber ferry on 24 June 1981, and Gateshead station closed on the opening of the nearby Tyne-Wear metro station on 22 November 1981; and on London Transport, Blake Hall station closed on 2 November 1981.