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List of railway stations in Tyne and Wear

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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
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Estimates of station usage". Office of Rail and Road. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

Further reading

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  • 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