List of railway stations in Tyne and Wear
Appearance
This is a list of National Rail stations in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear by 2017/2018 entries and exits. The area is also served by the light rail Tyne and Wear Metro.
Rank | Station | Area served | Metropolitan borough | Operator | Line(s) | Platforms | Passenger usage 2016/17[1] | Passenger usage 2017/18[1] | Image |
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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 Sunderland | Northern | Durham Coast Line | 2 (+2 Metro platforms) | 483,836 | 447,702 | |
3 | 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 | City of Newcastle upon Tyne | Northern | East Coast Main Line | 2 | 9,404 | 9,068 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Estimates of station usage". Office of Rail and Road. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Hoole, K., Railway Stations of the North East (David & Charles, 1985)
- Hoole, K., The North Eastern Electrics: The History of the Tyneside Electric Passenger Services (1904-1967), Locomotion Papers, 165 (Oakwood Press, 1987), ISBN 9780853613589.
- Joyce, J., Roads and Rails of Tyne and Wear, 1900-1980 (Ian Allan, 1985), ISBN 9780711014725
- Thomson Sinclair, Neil, Railways of Sunderland, 2nd edn (Tyne and Wear Museums Service, 1986), ISBN 9780905974286