Newcastle Airport Metro station

Airport is a terminus station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Newcastle International Airport. The station joined the network in November 1991, following the opening of the 3.5 km (2.2 mi) line between Bank Foot and Airport.[2] During the construction of the line, a dedicated bus service operated between Bank Foot and Newcastle International Airport.[3]

This article is about the Tyne and Wear Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne. For other stations called Airport, see Airport station.

Airport
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationNewcastle International Airport, City of Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates55°02′08″N 1°42′40″W
Grid referenceNZ185713
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeAPT
Fare zoneC
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
17 November 1991Opened
Passengers
2017/180.39 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Callerton Parkway
towards South Hylton
 Green Line Terminus
Location

The majority of the route was already in place, with the alignment having been formerly served by the Ponteland and Darras Hall branch of the Blyth and Tyne Railway. The line opened in June 1905, closing to passenger services in June 1929, with goods services operating in to the late 1960s.[4] The Airport branch only required the construction of a short distance (around 0.2 miles) of new right-of-way.

The station was used by 387,004 passengers in 2017–18, making it the fourth-most-used station on the Airport branch.

In 2014, a survey conducted by the Consumers Association found that the Tyne and Wear Metro service from the Airport was one of the highest rated airport rail links in the country for customer satisfaction – scoring 85%. Only the rail link serving Birmingham International Airport was rated higher.[5]

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with a covered walkway providing step-free access from the terminal building to the ticket hall and platforms. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.[6][7] The station is fitted with automatic ticket barriers, which were installed at 13 stations across the network during the early 2010s, as well as smartcard validators, which feature at all stations.[8][9]

There is no dedicated car or bicycle parking available at the station, with car parking controlled and operated by the airport. A taxi rank is located to the front of the terminal building.[10]

Service and frequency

Airport is served by the  Green Line , which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes.

Services depart from both platforms towards South Hylton, with the first train departing at 05:40 (05:39 on Saturday and 06:26 on Sunday). Trains run frequently across the network, at intervals of up to every 12 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime), and every 15 minutes (evening and Sunday), with the last trains departing at around midnight.[10]

Journey times from Airport are:

See also

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Metro's airport extension celebrates its 25th year". Nexus. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "OK for airport". Commercial Motor. 3 May 1990. p. 25. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Disused Stations: Ponteland Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Metro rail link to Newcastle Airport hailed as one of country's best". The Northern Echo. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. "Timetables and stations: Airport". Nexus. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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