Transport Links
The main road through Birtley is the non-primary A167, which runs from Topcliffe, North Yorkshire through to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and is the same road which runs across the Tyne Bridge. This was an original route for the Great North Road and the A1 until a bypass was built (which was upgraded to motorway standard in the 1960s).
The main East Coast railway line is used as a county border to the west of the town. Mainline trains used to stop at the town's long dismantled station. Birtley Railway Station was closed on December 5, 1955. Her sister, The Station Hotel, was closed in 1971, having been opened in 1868 or earlier.
The bus operator in the town is Go North East. It operates local services to nearby Washington. Birtley is one of the main stopping areas on 'The Angel' route which travels from Newcastle to Durham every 10 minutes.
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