South Gosforth Metro station
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| The attractive footbridge at South Gosforth was saved when the original 1864 station was demolished to make way for the Metro Control Centre - the building overhanging platform 2. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Gosforth |
| Local authority | Newcastle |
| Fare zone information | |
| Network Zone | 17 |
| Metro Zone | A & B |
| Operations | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1864-06-27 |
| Metro since | 1980-08-11 |
| Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations |
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South Gosforth Metro station is located in a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. It is a busy interchange station on the Tyne and Wear Metro where many passengers change between Green line services to/from the Airport and Yellow line services to/from the Coast.
The station also houses the Metro Control Centre, located on platform 2 and on the site of the former station buildings.
An original North Eastern Railway footbridge remains in use at South Gosforth. A similar footbridge removed from Percy Main station has been preserved by the National Railway Museum in York.[1]
[edit] South Gosforth Depot
The Metro rolling stock depot is located close by, in the triangle of land between South Gosforth, Regent Centre and Longbenton stations. The depot is surrounded by a small industrial estate that mainly houses production facilities for the Greggs food chain. A number of Metro services terminate at South Gosforth, particluarly at the end of rush hour and close of service, due to its proximity to the depot.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for South Gosforth Metro station from Nexus
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- Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
- Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
- Aerial image from TerraServer
[edit] References
- ^ Large exhibits. NRM Collections. National Railway Museum. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
| Previous station | Tyne and Wear Metro | Next station | ||
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toward St James via the Coast
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Yellow line |
toward South Shields
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toward Airport
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Green line |
toward South Hylton
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