The following is a list of 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...

 stations.

Purpose-built stations

The following stations were built specifically for the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

• Airport (opened 17 November 1991)
• Bank Foot (opened 10 May 1981)
• Bede
  Bede Metro station
  Bede is the name of a Tyne and Wear Metro station in Jarrow. It is named after the Venerable Bede, a monk who established St Paul's monastery nearby during the 7th century. It serves an area mostly consisting of industrial estates, and is immediately adjacent to the J...
  
  (opened 24 March 1984)
• Byker
  Byker Metro station
  Byker Metro station is located in Byker, an area in the east-end of Newcastle upon Tyne. The station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, and opened in 1982...
  
  (opened 14 November 1982)
• Callerton Parkway (opened 17 November 1991)
• Central Station
  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...
  
  (opened 15 November 1981)
• Chichester (opened 24 March 1984)
• Chillingham Road
  Chillingham Road Metro station
  Chillingham Road Metro station is located in the south of the Heaton area of Newcastle upon Tyne, and is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro service. It was originally to be called Parsons, reflecting its proximity to the Parsons engineering works...
  
  (opened 14 November 1982)
• Fawdon
  Fawdon Metro station
  Fawdon Metro station serves the Fawdon area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and opened in 1981....
  
  (opened 10 May 1981)
• Fellgate
  Fellgate Metro station
  Fellgate Metro station serves the Fellgate area of Jarrow, in South Tyneside, England. It is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and opened in 2002 as part of the extension of the system to Sunderland...
  
  (opened 31 March 2002)
• Four Lane Ends (opened 11 August 1980)
• Gateshead
  Gateshead Interchange
  Gateshead Interchange is a transport interchange in the centre of the town of Gateshead, England. It is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro, whose station is underground, as well as local bus services...
  
  (opened 15 November 1981)
• Gateshead Stadium
  Gateshead Stadium Metro station
  Gateshead Stadium Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving the town of Gateshead, England.It is named after the nearby Gateshead International Stadium...
  
  (opened 15 November 1981) — called Old Fold in the planning stages
• Hadrian Road
  Hadrian Road Metro station
  Hadrian Road Metro station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, in North Tyneside, England.-External links:* and for from Nexus...
  
  (opened 14 November 1982)
• Haymarket
  Haymarket Metro station
  Haymarket Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the north of the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. Like the other stations in the city centre, its platforms are located underground...
  
  (opened 11 August 1980)
• Heworth
  Heworth station
  Heworth Interchange serves the Heworth area of Gateshead. There is a station here on the Yellow Line and the Green Lines of the Tyne and Wear Metro as well as the Carlisle to Middlesbrough rail line operated by Northern Rail....
  
  (opened 15 November 1981)
• Ilford Road
  Ilford Road Metro station
  Ilford Road Metro station is located mid-way between the Newcastle upon Tyne suburbs of Jesmond and Gosforth. The station opened in August 1980 and is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro service...
  
  (opened 11 August 1980)
• Jesmond
  Jesmond Metro station
  Jesmond Metro station serves Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The station opened in August 1980 and was purpose built as part of Tyne and Wear Metro. The station lies off the former North Tyneside Loop just north of the original Jesmond railway station. The station was used by over 1...
  
  (opened August 11, 1980)
• Kingston Park
  Kingston Park Metro station
  Kingston Park Metro station serves the Kingston Park suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and a retail park some north of the city centre.The suburb was largely built in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and its Metro station was not part of the original system, because the area did not have the...
  
  (opened 15 September 1985)
• Manors
  Manors Metro station
  This article refers to the Tyne and Wear Metro station, for the National Rail station of the same name, please see Manors railway station.Manors Metro station is located to the east of Newcastle City Centre. The station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, and opened in 1982...
  
  (opened 14 November 1982)
• Meadow Well
  Meadow Well Metro station
  Meadow Well Metro station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the UK. It was formerly called Smith's Park, and was a brand-new station for the Metro...
  
  (opened 14 November 1982) — originally called Smiths Park, renamed October 10, 1994
  
• Millfield (opened 31 March 2002)
• Monument
  Monument Metro station
  Monument is a principal station on the underground section of the Tyne and Wear Metro system and is used by almost 6 million passengers per year. It is named after Grey's Monument, which stands directly above the station...
  
  (opened 15 November 1981)
• Northumberland Park
  Northumberland Park Metro station
  Northumberland Park Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line. It serves a new housing development known as Northumberland Park. It is situated between Palmersville and Shiremoor, close to where the single-track freight-only Network Rail line diverges northwards towards...
  
  (opened 11 December 2005).
• Pallion
  Pallion Metro station
  Pallion Metro Station is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro. The station opened as part of the Sunderland extension in 2002.The station is 150 metres north of the former Pallion mainline station, which closed in the 1960s...
  
  (opened 31 March 2002)
• Palmersville
  Palmersville Metro station
  Palmersville is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro system, named for the nearby community. It was not one of the original Metro stations, and was opened on March 19, 1986, nearly six years after the Metro line. It is situated on the opposite side of the Great Lime Road bridge to the short-lived...
  
  (opened 19 March 1986)
• Park Lane
  Park Lane Interchange
  Park Lane Interchange is a busy transport interchange on the south-western fringe of the city centre of Sunderland, North East England. It offers Tyne and Wear Metro services, long distance coach services and also local bus services. It is on the site of the Park Lane Bus Station that was built in...
  
  (opened 28 April 2002)
• Pelaw
  Pelaw Metro station
  Pelaw Metro station serves the Pelaw area of Gateshead, England. Situated on the Tyne and Wear Metro system, it is at the point where the Yellow and Green lines diverge, with the former continuing to South Shields and the latter over tracks shared with mainline trains to Sunderland and then...
  
  (opened September 16, 1985; a previous station named Pelaw opened 18 November 1896 but was located north of the Metro site)
• Regent Centre
  Regent Centre Interchange
  Regent Centre Interchange serves the Regent Centre business park in the Gosforth area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The transport interchange consists of a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, as well as a medium-sized bus station.- History :...
  
  (opened 10 May 1981)
• Simonside
  Simonside Metro station
  Simonside Metro station is the name of a Tyne and Wear Metro station in South Tyneside, England, which opened on 17 March 2008. Costing GB£3 million it is the 60th station on the network....
  
    (opened 17 March 2008)
• St James
  St James Metro station
  St James Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, in the west end of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The station is situated next to St James' Park, the stadium of Newcastle United F.C.....
  
  (opened 14 November 1982)
• St Peter's
  St Peter's Metro station
  St Peter's Metro Station on the Tyne and Wear Metro is the nearest one to the University of Sunderland's St Peter's Campus. The station was built for the Sunderland extension in 2002. It is located close to the Wearmouth Bridge and just a short distance south of the old Monkwearmouth Station that...
  
  (opened 31 March 2002)
• Shiremoor
  Shiremoor Metro station
  Shiremoor Metro station is on the Yellow Line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving the village of Shiremoor, in North Tyneside, England. The station opened in 1980, as part of the first stage of the Metro system. It was a brand-new station, and replaced Backworth. In the 2008-9 period the station...
  
  (opened 11 August 1980)
• South Hylton
  South Hylton Metro station
  South Hylton Metro station serves the suburb of South Hylton on the banks of the River Wear. The station opened as part of the Sunderland extension in 2002...
  
  (opened 31 March 2002)
• 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...
  
  (opened 24 March 1984)
• Stadium of Light
  Stadium of Light Metro station
  Stadium of Light Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, situated to the north of the centre of the city of Sunderland, England. The station opened in 2002, as part of the extension of the Metro system into the city...
  
  (opened 31 March 2002)
• Tyne Dock
  Tyne Dock Metro station
  Tyne Dock Metro station is situated on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It takes its name from the Tyne Dock locality to the north of the station, although in primarily serves the residential area of West Harton to the south.The original...
  
  (opened 24 March 1984)
• University
  University Metro station
  University Metro Station on the Tyne and Wear Metro is located on the western fringe of Sunderland City Centre, and is the nearest station to the University of Sunderland's City Campus....
  
  (opened 31 March 2002)
• Wansbeck Road
  Wansbeck Road Metro station
  Wansbeck Road is one of the stations in Newcastle upon Tyne, on the Green Line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, which opened 10 May 1981.- Location :...
  
  (opened 10 May 1981)

Converted stations

The following stations were built prior to the Metro system, but have since been converted or re-built for Metro use. All except Sunderland now serve Metro trains only.

This list does not include Fawdon, Bank Foot, and Regent Centre, which are located on the sites of the former Coxlodge, Kenton, and West Gosforth stations on what was once the Ponteland Railway, but which closed to passenger traffic in 1929; Pelaw, which was added to the Metro in 1985, and which is sited to the south of the former station of that name; Northumberland Park, opened 2005, built on the approximate site of the previous Backworth

Backworth

Backworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, about west of Whitley Bay on the north east coast. It lies northeast of Newcastle and north northwest of Sunderland...

 station, closed in 1979; and Palmersville, added in 1985, close to the short-lived Benton Square station (which was open 1909-1915). In addition, Jesmond, Manors, and Central Station are all purpose-built underground stations that were built near to, and share names with, previous suburban stations, and South Shields is built upon a bridge closer to the town centre than the previous mainline station of that name.

• Benton
  Benton Metro station
  Benton Metro station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow line between Four Lane Ends and Palmersville. The railway station serves Benton in North Tyneside, just north of Newcastle upon Tyne, England....
  
  (opened March 1, 1871; Metro since August 11, 1980)
• Brockley Whins
  Brockley Whins Metro station
  Brockley Whins Metro station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line. It serves the Brockley Whins area of South Tyneside, England.The station was formerly served by mainline services between Sunderland and Newcastle Central station but was taken over by the Metro as part of the extension to...
  
  (formerly 'Boldon Colliery' as a heavy rail station) (Metro since March 31, 2002)
• Cullercoats
  Cullercoats Metro station
  Cullercoats Metro station is the Tyne and Wear Metro station serving Cullercoats on the North Tyneside coast. It was originally built by the North Eastern Railway as part of the North Tyneside Loop...
  
  (opened July 7, 1882; Metro since August 11, 1980)
• East Boldon
  East Boldon Metro station
  East Boldon Metro station serves the East Boldon area of South Tyneside, England. It is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and opened in 2002 as part of the extension of the system to Sunderland. Previously it was a railway station, part of the National Rail network...
  
  (Metro since March 31, 2002)
• Felling
  Felling Metro station
  Felling Metro station is a station at Felling, on the Tyne and Wear Metro, in Gateshead, England. It is on the system's Yellow and Green line.- History :Felling station was one of the main line stations rebuilt for Metro use...
  
  (opened November 18, 1896; Metro since November 15, 1981)
• Hebburn
  Hebburn Metro station
  Hebburn Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, in South Tyneside, England. It is on the system's Yellow line, but was originally on the Green line before services to South Shields and South Hylton were swapped over....
  
  (opened June 18, 1839; Metro since March 24, 1984)
• Howdon
  Howdon Metro station
  Howdon Metro station is a station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro network, in Howdon, North Tyneside, UK.It was opened in June 1839 by the Newcastle & North Shields Railway, which later became part of the North Tyneside Loop served by the North Eastern Railway...
  
  (opened June 18, 1839; Metro since November 14, 1982)
• Jarrow
  Jarrow Metro station
  Jarrow Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, in the centre of the town of Jarrow in South Tyneside, England. It is on the system's Yellow line, but was originally on the Green line prior to the South Shields and South Hylton services being swapped over...
  
  (opened March 1, 1872; Metro since March 24, 1984)
• Longbenton
  Longbenton Metro station
  Longbenton Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro network. It is set amongst the residential streets of the Longbenton area of Newcastle upon Tyne, although is probably more utilised due to its proximity to St Mary's RC Comprehensive School and the HMRC office complex, which the...
  
  (opened July 14, 1947; Metro since August 11, 1980)
• Monkseaton
  Monkseaton Metro station
  Monkseaton Metro station is a station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro network, in Monkseaton, North Tyneside, England. The station opened in 1915 to replace the former Whitley Junction station of 1860 which was situated in what is now Souter Park...
  
  (opened July 25, 1915; Metro since August 11, 1980)
• North Shields
  North Shields Metro station
  North Shields Metro Station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow line.It was formerly the terminus of the now defunct Blue line , which used a bay platform on the south side, at the west end of the station...
  
  (opened 1890; Metro since November 14, 1982)
• Percy Main
  Percy Main Metro station
  Percy Main Metro station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro in the village of Percy Main in North Tyneside, England. The original station of the Newcastle & North Shields Railway opened in 1839 to serve a small riverside community clustered around a colliery...
  
  (opened June 18, 1839; Metro since November 14, 1982)
• Seaburn
  Seaburn Metro station
  Seaburn Metro station is a former National Rail station converted for use by the Tyne and Wear Metro for the Sunderland line extension in 2002...
  
  (Metro since March 31, 2002)
• South Gosforth (opened June 27, 1864; Metro since August 11, 1980; old station buildings demolished in late 1970s and replaced by Metro Control Centre)
• 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...
  
  (Metro since March 31, 2002 but still served by mainline trains)
• Tynemouth
  Tynemouth Metro station
  Tynemouth Metro station is one of the oldest stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro network. The railway station was opened in 1882 by the North Eastern Railway and is now a Grade II* listed building...
  
  (opened July 7, 1882; Metro since August 11, 1980)
• Walkergate
  Walkergate Metro station
  Walkergate Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne, is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro. It is located near Heaton TMD.Originally opened in 1839 by the Newcastle & North Shields Railway as Walker, it was renamed Walker Gate on 1 April 1889...
  
  (opened June 19, 1839; Metro since November 14, 1982)
• Wallsend
  Wallsend Metro station
  Wallsend Metro station is located towards the centre of Wallsend, a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. The station was originally opened on 19 June 1839 by the Newcastle & North Shields Railway, and was reopened as a Tyne and Wear Metro station on 14 November 1982...
  
  (opened June 19, 1839; Metro since November 14, 1982)
• West Jesmond
  West Jesmond Metro station
  West Jesmond Metro station is one of two Tyne and Wear Metro stations that serve the suburb of Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne. West Jesmond is the busiest suburban station on the Metro network, with 966,467 annual passenger boardings in 1995-96, which has further increased to over 1 million in...
  
  (opened December 1, 1900; Metro since August 11, 1980)
• West Monkseaton (opened March 2, 1933; Metro since August 11, 1980)
• Whitley Bay
  Whitley Bay Metro station
  Whitley Bay Metro station is a station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro network, in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England.The station dates from 1910 and is now a Grade II listed building.-Ticketing anomalies:...
  
  (opened October 9, 1910; Metro since August 11, 1980)

Proposed stations

There have been numerous suggestions for infill stations on the Metro since it opened, and five of these, Pelaw, Kingston Park, Palmersville, Northumberland Park and Simonside have been built and attract high patronage. Other plans that have been abandoned or are yet to be built:

• Beaconsfield (between Tynemouth and Cullercoats): Proposed in the 1980s, but planned area development was abandoned
• Dorrington Road (west of Fawdon): In the planning stages, would thus probably have been called Fawdon, and today's Fawdon would have been called Coxlodge. The proposed station was sited where the Newcastle bypass road was ultimately built
• High Lane Row (between Hebburn and Jarrow): Construction to go ahead if the current single track is dualled. Both track dualling and this station are included in the latest proposals to central government
• Pallion Bridge (between South Hylton and Pallion): Proposed to be built when Ford Estate and the former Grove Cranes site are redeveloped for business and residential use, and the New Wear Bridge
  New Wear Bridge
  A New Wear Bridge is planned for Sunderland, North East England. The proposed design stands at 180 metres , which when constructed will make it the tallest bridge in England.. Originally designed by Spence Associates Architects in 2005, the plans were kept confidential for several years due to...
  
   is completed, opening up new areas of patronage in the Castletown, Ford Estate
  Ford Estate
  Ford Estate is a suburb in Sunderland. The suburb is divided into two areas: High Ford borders the run-down estate of Pennywell and like its neighbour, has many of its houses boarded up, ready for redevelopment or reconstruction...
  
  , Hylton Riverside and Alexandra Park areas
• Stotts Road (between Walkergate and Wallsend): Proposed in the mid-1980s
• Victoria Road West (between Pelaw and Hebburn): Mooted by South Tyneside
  South Tyneside
  South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England.It is bordered by four other boroughs - Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, and North Tyneside to the north. The border county of Northumberland lies further north...
  
   government officials in 2008. Currently, this is the longest stretch of track between two stations

See also

• :Category:Tyne and Wear Metro Green line stations
• :Category:Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow line stations