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Newcastle station (also known as Newcastle Central and locally as Central Station) is a railway station in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom.It is located on the East Coast Main Line, around 268 miles (432 km) north of London King's Cross. [2]
Station Area served Metropolitan borough Operator Line(s) Platforms Passenger usage 2016/17 [1] Passenger usage 2017/18 [1] Image 1 Newcastle: Newcastle upon Tyne: City of Newcastle upon Tyne: London North Eastern Railway: East Coast Main Line, Durham Coast Line, and Tyne Valley Line: 12 8,426,644 8,756,828 2 Sunderland: Sunderland: City of ...
A map of England, Wales and Scotland showing the approximate boundaries of each NLC "zone", as described in the accompanying table.. The National Location Code (NLC) is a four-digit number allocated to every railway station and ticket issuing point in Great Britain for use with the ticketing system on the British railway network.
The station was opened on 3 August 1987 by British Rail, and was initially named Gateshead MetroCentre. [1] The station's name was later shortened to MetroCentre on 17 May 1993. [2] The station is situated on a section of line built by the North Eastern Railway, which was constructed in sections between 1893 and 1909. [3]
Morpeth is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 16 miles 50 chains (16.6 mi; 26.8 km) north of Newcastle, serves the historic market town of Morpeth, Northumberland, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
The original station named Manors was opened on 1 July 1847 by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway, [2] which amalgamated with the York and Newcastle Railway to form the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway a few weeks later. Manors station opened on 30 August 1850 to replace a temporary station that became a coal depot, and had two platforms on a ...
The station is situated below St James' Park – the home of Newcastle United Football Club. The interior of the station is decorated in black and white stripes (the colours of Newcastle United F.C.), featuring images depicting players and managers from the past and present. When the station was first opened, it was finished in the same colour ...
The 60 stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro network vary widely in character. Some are former British Rail stations, whilst others were purpose-built for the Metro. Most of the stations are above ground, but several in central Newcastle and Gateshead are underground, namely Central, Jesmond, Haymarket, Monument, Manors, St. James and Gateshead.