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Metrocentre is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in the Dunston area of Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station , near to the River Tyne . Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986, and the official opening being held on 14 October that year.
MetroCentre is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 3 miles 39 chains (3.49 mi; 5.61 km) west of Newcastle, serves Metrocentre, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
The opening of the MetroCentre in nearby Gateshead during 1986 provided competition for Eldon Square. [12] In 1989 a new shopping centre, Eldon Garden, opened to the north of Eldon Square. Although separately owned and managed, there is an entrance to Eldon Garden's main shopping arcade from Eldon Square. [13]
MetroCentre: intu Metrocentre: Gateshead: Northern Tyne Valley Line 2 350,376 335,088 4 Heworth: Heworth: Gateshead Northern Durham Coast Line 2 20,784 21,064 5 Blaydon: Blaydon-on-Tyne: Gateshead Northern Tyne Valley Line 2 15,128 14,116 6 Dunston: Dunston: Gateshead Northern Tyne Valley Line 2 10,618 12,966 7 Manors: Eastern Newcastle upon Tyne
Metrocentre Interchange is served by Go North East and Stagecoach in Newcastle's bus services, with frequent routes running in and around Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, as well as County Durham, North Tyneside and Northumberland. The bus station has 12 departure stands (lettered A–M), each of which is fitted with seating, next bus ...
Central Station (also known as Central) is an underground Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Grainger Town area of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth.
Dunston is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 2 miles 23 chains (2.29 mi; 3.68 km) west of Newcastle, serves the suburb of Dunston, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
The Quayside is a more modern part of Newcastle city centre known for its bars and restaurants. Four bridges cross the River Tyne at the Quayside: The High Level Bridge, the Swing Bridge, the Tyne Bridge and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The QuayLink bus route links the area with Monument and Haymarket and Central station, Gateshead metro ...