Gateshead Interchange is a transport interchange in the centre of the town of Gateshead

Gateshead

Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro

Tyne and Wear Metro

The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...

, whose station is underground, as well as local bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

 services. In the period 2008-9 the metro station was used by over 2 million passengers whilst the bus concourse was used by over 3.8 million passengers, making it the busiest bus station in Tyne and Wear.

The Interchange opened in 1981, as part of the third stage of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, which included the main underground sections in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge

The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge carries the Tyne and Wear Metro between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead over the River Tyne in northeast England. The line is in tunnel on either side of the river and only emerges into open air to cross the bridge.-History:...

 across the River Tyne

River Tyne

The River Tyne is a river in North East England in Great Britain. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers: the North Tyne and the South Tyne. These two rivers converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.The North Tyne rises on the...

. In March 2004 the large-scale sculpture "Changing Lines", by Danny Lane was unveiled.

Metro station

The Metro station at the Interchange is situated below ground and is situated on both the Yellow and Green Lines. There is a regular service northbound towards Newcastle

Central Station Metro station

Newcastle Central Station is a underground station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is located below Newcastle railway station, from which the Metro station gets its name. There are entrances to it from both inside and outside the main line station...

 over the sixth Tyne Bridge crossing. Trains go onwards towards Newcastle Airport (Green line) and the Coast (Yellow line). Southbound services head towards Sunderland

Sunderland station

Sunderland Station is a National Rail and Tyne and Wear Metro station in the city centre of Sunderland, North East England. It is the only station in the country where both heavy rail and light rail services use the same platforms...

 (Green line) and South Shields

South Shields Metro station

South Shields Metro station is the main Tyne and Wear Metro station for South Shields, England. In 2008-9 the station was used by over 1 million passengers. The station is located on a bridge above King Street, the main shopping street in South Shields Town Centre...

 (Yellow Line).

The design of the station is very different to the underground stations in central Newcastle, due to the different rock structure south of the River Tyne. The running tunnels are square rather than circular in cross-section, and Gateshead station was excavated as a box.

Bus station

When opened, the bus station (including the travel centre) was operated by Northern General rather than Tyne and Wear PTE, despite being finished in PTE house style. Since then, the bus station has been completely rebuilt.

Express bus route X66 links Gateshead Interchange with Gateshead's MetroCentre. There is a regular Q1 QuayLink

QuayLink

Quaylink is a bus service in Tyne and Wear, England, operated by Go North East under contract to Newcastle and Gateshead Councils and Nexus....

 bus service that goes from the Interchange, to other local attractions such as The Sage and The Baltic Centre

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is an international centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne alongside the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, North East England, United Kingdom...

 and onwards to Newcastle City Centre.

List of Bus Services

The following are the bus services currently using Gateshead Interchange, correct to 30 October 2011...

Route	To	Via	Operator	Route Brand
1	Whitley Bay	Newcastle, Byker, Wallsend, North Shields and Marden Estate	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Coaster"
Note - Evening and alternate Sunday daytime journeys terminate at North Shields.
21	Durham	Low Fell, Birtley and Chester le Street	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Angel"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
24	Wrekenton	Low Fell	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Angel"
	Newcastle, Pilgrim Street
24A	Kibblesworth	Low Fell	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Angel"
	Newcastle, Pilgrim Street
Note - Service 24A operates all day on Sunday and Monday to Saturday evenings.
27	South Shields	Heworth, Monkton Lane Estate, Hebburn and Jarrow	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Crusader"
	Newcastle Market Street
28	Chester le Street	Wrekenton, Birtley, Pelton and Beamish Museum	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Waggonway"
	Newcastle, Pilgrim Street
28A	Chester le Street	Saltwell Road, Kibblesworth, Pelton and Beamish	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Waggonway"
	Newcastle, Pilgrim Street
29	Kibblesworth	Bensham and Saltwell Road	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
49	Winlaton	Dunston, MetroCentre and Blaydon	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Blaydon Racers"
49A	Winlaton	Dunston, MetroCentre and Parkhead Estate	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Blaydon Racers"
49B	Winlaton	Dunston and MetroCentre	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Blaydon Racers"
49C	Winlaton	Dunston, MetroCentre and Blaydon	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Blaydon Racers"
51	Circular Service	Felling Square, Heworth, Fewster Square, Springwell Estate, Wrekenton and Low Fell	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Orbit"
52	Circular Service	Low Fell, Wrekenton, Springwell Estate, Fewster Square, Heworth and Felling Square	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Orbit"
53	Circular Service	Bensham, Saltwell Park, Coatsworth Road and Newcastle	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Saltwell Park"
54	Circular Service	Newcastle, Coatsworth Road, Saltwell Park and Bensham	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Saltwell Park"
56	Sunderland, Park Lane	Q.E. Hospital, Wrekenton, Springwell, Concord and Southwick	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Fab Fifty-Six"
	Newcastle, New Bridge Street
57	Wardley	Q.E Hospital, Beacon Lough and Fewster Square	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Fab Fifty-Seven"
	Newcastle, New Bridge Street
58	Hadrian Park	Newcastle, Cradlewell and Coast Road	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"CityLink"
	Heworth	Felling Square and Fewster Square
70	Consett	Team Valley, Sunniside and Dipton	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"West Durham Swift" Limited Service
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
91A	Team Valley, Retail World	Bensham	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Team Valley Clipper" Limited Service
	Newcastle, Newgate Street
93	Gateshead	Gateshead College, Heworth, Felling Square, Q.E. Hospital and Team Valley	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Loop"
94	Circular Service	Team Valley, Q.E. Hospital, Felling Square, Heworth and Gateshead College	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Loop"
95	Circular Service	Bensham, Lobley Hill and Dunston	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Highwayman"
95A	Circular Service	Dunston, Lobley Hill and Bensham	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Highwayman"
96	MetroCentre	Bensham, Lobley Hill and Dunston	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Highwayman"
96A	MetroCentre	Lobley Hill and Dunston	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Highwayman"
97	MetroCentre	Bensham, Lobley Hill and Whickham	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"The Highwayman"
	Newcastle, Market Street
921	Rainton Bridge	Heworth and Washington	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	Red Arrows Limited Service
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
M12	Fairways Estate	Sunderland Road, Heworth and Lingey Lane	A-Line
N21	Durham	Low Fell, Birtley and Chester-le-Street	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
	Newcastle, Pilgrim Street
N56	Sunderland, Park Lane	Q.E. Hospital, Wrekenton, Springwell, Washington and Southwick	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
	Newcastle, New Bridge Street
N58	Whitley Bay	Newcastle, Cradlewell, Coast Road, Hadrian Park and N.T. Hospital	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
	Heworth	Felling Square and Fewster Square
N97	Circular Service	Bensham, Whickham & Newcastle	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
Q1	Newcastle, Neville Street	The Sage, Baltic Square and Quayside	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"QuayLink"
TB29	Racecourse Estate	Bensham	Gateshead Central Taxis
X1	Easington Lane	Q.E. Hospital, Springwell, Washington and Houghton-le-Spring	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Red Arrows"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X1A	Picktree Village	Q.E. Hospital, Springwell, Washington and Rickleton	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Red Arrows" Limited Service
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X2	Durham	Low Fell, Birtley, Chester le Street and University Hospital	Arriva Durham County Arriva North East Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...
	Newcastle, Haymarket
X3	Sunderland, Park Lane	Heworth, The Boldons and Newcastle Road	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Red Arrows"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X9	Middlesbrough	Heworth, A19, Peterlee and Billingham	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Tyne Tees Express"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X10	Middlesbrough	Heworth, A19, Norton and Stockton	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Tyne Tees Express"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X11	Hartlepool	Heworth, A19, Peterlee and Blackhall	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Tyne Tees Express" Limited Service
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X21	Bishop Auckland	Chester le Street, Durham and Spennymoor	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Pronto"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X25	Langley Park	Q.E. Hospital, Wrekenton, Chester le Street and Waldridge Park	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"Sir Bobby Robson"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X30	Lanchester	Sunniside, Stanley and Burnhope	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"West Durham Swift"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X31	Lanchester	Sunniside, Stanley and Annfield Plain	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"West Durham Swift"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X34	Horsley Hill Square	Boldon, Marsden & Whiteleas	Stagecoach in South Shields Stagecoach North East Stagecoach North East is a major operator of bus services in North East England. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group. The company is made up of two formerly municipal operations; Busways and Transit...
	Newcastle, Pilgrim Street
X66	MetroCentre		Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"CentreLink"
X70	Consett	Sunniside, Burnopfield and Flint Hill	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"West Durham Swift"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square
X71	Consett	Sunniside, Burnopfield and Medomsley	Go North East Go North East Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...	"West Durham Swift"
	Newcastle, Eldon Square

External links

• Train times and station information for Gateshead Interchange from Nexus
  Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
  The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive using the brandname of Nexus, is the Passenger Transport Executive for the Tyne and Wear region of North East England....
  
  
• CentreLink X66 bus route to MetroCentre