Central Station Metro station

Central Station
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°W / 54.9693665; -1.6167186Coordinates: 54°58′10″N 1°37′00″W / 54.9693665°N 1.6167186°W / 54.9693665; -1.6167186
Grid reference	NZ246638
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	50 cycle racks (in National Rail station)
Disabled access	Step-free access to platform level
Other information
Station code	CEN
Fare zone	A
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
15 November 1981	Opened
Passengers
2017/18	2.71 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Gateshead towards South Hylton Green Line Monument towards Airport Gateshead towards South Shields Yellow Line Monument towards St. James via Whitley Bay
Location
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[]

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Central Station Metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• Timetable and station information for Central Station