Central Station Metro station

Central Station is an underground Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Newcastle Central Station in Newcastle upon Tyne. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth.

This article is about the Tyne and Wear Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne. For other stations named Central, see Central station (disambiguation).

Central Station
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationCentral Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, City of Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates54°58′09″N 1°36′59″W
Grid referenceNZ246638
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilities50 cycle racks (in National Rail station)
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeCEN
Fare zoneA
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
15 November 1981Opened
Passengers
2017/182.71 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

The station is located below Newcastle Central Station, from which the Metro station gets its name. It is the third-busiest on the network after Monument and Haymarket.[2] 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.

Service & Frequency

Central Station is served by the Yellow Line (running from South Shields to St James via Four Lane Ends, Whitley Bay and Wallsend) and the Green Line (running from South Hylton and Sunderland to Regent Centre and Newcastle Airport).

Both lines run up to every 12 minutes during the day (Monday to Saturday), and up to every 15 minutes in the evenings and on a Sunday. This allows for a combined service of up to every 6 minutes (Monday to Saturday), and up to every 7–8 minutes during the evening and on a Sunday between Pelaw and South Gosforth.

Extra trains run during the weekday morning and evening peaks, between Pelaw and Regent Centre or Monkseaton. This provides a train up to every three minutes between Pelaw and South Gosforth at peak times.

Station Refurbishment

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.[3] The work was complete by late 2016.

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "£6m revamp of Central Station Metro gets underway". Nexus (Press release). 7 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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