This was West Gosforth, a real-life Newcastle 'ghost' station - as it was 70 years ago.
Our photograph of the deserted spot was taken on November 9, 1951.
Today there’s no trace of it and Regent Centre Interchange sits where steam trains would once stop on their way to and from destinations in South Northumberland.
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In fact it is doubtful whether anybody is left alive who remembers when services stopped here. The last passengers travelled from the station in June, 1929, although the line would still be open to goods trains for several more decades.
West Gosforth station opened in June 1905 in the midst of the thriving Edwardian era.
It was run by North Eastern Railway on the long-vanished Ponteland and Darras Hall branch line, which carried both passengers and freight.
Stations on the line included South Gosforth, West Gosforth, Coxlodge, Kenton, Callerton, Ponteland and Darras Hall.
After a busy start to the line, however, the 1920s saw the introduction of new bus services which, here and elsewhere, took many passengers away from the railways.
After less than quarter a century in operation, West Gosforth closed to passengers before the 1920s had ended.
The line would continue though - for a while. Until 1935, parcels were dropped off at stations.
According to the rail historian Alan Young, “from time to time the branch line provided a serene retreat where the Royal train could pass the night”.
As late as 1965, the Chronicle ran a story on deserted West Gosforth, noting: "It really is a forgotten railway station. There’s a mystery about its prospects - but most people don’t know it has an existence, never mind a future.”
The line finally closed in August, 1967.
With the dawn of the new Metro system, Regent Centre Interchange was built on the same spot with the first trains passing through in May 1981.
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