Byker DC Traction Substation

Byker DC Traction Substation is an electrical substation in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Byker DC Traction Substation is situated nearby to the health club NRG Gym Newcastle, as well as near O’Tooles.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East End Library and Chillingham Road.

East End Library

Library

Photo: Philip Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East End Library is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Byker DC Traction Substation.

Chillingham Road

Railway station

Photo: Beeblebrox5000, Public domain.

Chillingham Road is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro network, located in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend. Chillingham Road is situated 1,500 feet north of Byker DC Traction Substation.

Byker Metro station

Railway station

Photo: Mankind 2k, CC BY 3.0.

Byker is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend. Byker Metro station is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Byker DC Traction Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heaton and Walker.

Heaton

Suburb

Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heaton is a district and suburb in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England, two miles east of the city centre. It is bordered by the neighbouring areas of Walkergate to the east, Jesmond to the north west, Byker to the south, and Sandyford to the west.