Central Station Metro station
Central Station | ||||||||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Grainger Town Newcastle upon Tyne | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°58′10″N 1°37′00″W / 54.9693665°N 1.6167186°WCoordinates: 54°58′10″N 1°37′00″W / 54.9693665°N 1.6167186°W | |||||||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ246638 | |||||||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 50 cycle racks (in National Rail station) | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Step-free access to platform level | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | CEN | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
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Original company | Tyne and Wear Metro | |||||||||||||||
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15 November 1981 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2017/18 | 2.71 million[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Central Station Location in Tyne and Wear, England |
Central Station (also known as Central) is one of several Tyne and Wear Metro stations serving the central district area of Newcastle upon Tyne. The station joined the Metro network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth.
History[]
The station is located below Newcastle Central, the National Rail station from which it gets its name. It is the third-busiest on the network after Monument and Haymarket. The station has entrances from inside the National Rail station, and entrances from the street.
Metro serves as a replacement for some routes that had formerly been operated from the mainline station towards Benton & Tynemouth via the North Tyneside Loop. In 1984, Metro reached South Shields, replacing British Rail services. In 2002, Metro was extended to Sunderland and South Hylton, where it shares tracks between Pelaw and Sunderland with Northern services on the Durham Coast Line.
Facilities[]
A £6 million revamp of Central Station metro began in September 2015, with the station being closed from 20:00, Sunday to Thursday, reopening each morning as usual.[2] The work was complete by late 2016.
Services[]
As of April 2021, the station is served by up to ten trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to eight trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday. Additional services operate between Pelaw and Benton, Monkseaton, Regent Centre or South Gosforth at peak times.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 994 Metrocar
Gallery[]
Entrance from inside Newcastle Central station
Platform
Station concourse
References[]
- ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "£6m revamp of Central Station Metro gets underway". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Timetables and stations: Central Station". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links[]
- Media related to Central Station Metro station at Wikimedia Commons
- Timetable and station information for Central Station
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1981
- Railway stations located underground in the United Kingdom
- Railway stations with vitreous enamel panels
- 1981 establishments in England