Gateshead Stadium Metro station

Gateshead Stadium is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Gateshead International Stadium and the town of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth.

Gateshead Stadium
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationGateshead, Borough of Gateshead
England
Coordinates54°57′28″N 1°35′17″W
Grid referenceNZ264626
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilities2 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeGST
Fare zoneA
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
15 November 1981Opened
Passengers
2017/180.57 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Felling
towards South Hylton
 Green Line Gateshead
towards Airport
Felling
towards South Shields
 Yellow Line Gateshead
towards St. James via Whitley Bay
Location
Gateshead Stadium
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

The station was purpose-built for the network and is named after the nearby Gateshead International Stadium. During the planning phase, the station was originally intended to be named Old Fold, after a neighbouring residential area.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramps providing step-free access to platforms at Gateshead Stadium. The station was refurbished in 2015, along with Felling, and is branded in the new black and white corporate colour scheme.[2]

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.[3][4] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[5][6]

There is no car park at the station. There is the provision for cycle parking, with two cycle pods available for use.[7]

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.[8]

Rolling stock used: Class 994 Metrocar

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. Marsh, Michael (13 November 2015). "Gateshead Stadium and Felling Metro stations revamped as part of modernisation programme". Chronicle Live.
  3. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "Timetables and stations: Gateshead Stadium". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. "Timetables and stations: Gateshead Stadium". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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