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Tyne and Wear Metro : Stations : South Gosforth

LineLocationMetro station opening dateRailway station originally openedRailway station closednumber of platforms
Green/Yellowsurface11th August 198027th June 186423rd January 19782

This station was originally opened as Gosforth, being renamed South Gosforth on 1st March 1905. Most of the fomer railway buildings were demolished to make way for the Metro Control Centre, which is sited alongside Platform 2 (northbound), but the original cast iron footbridge remains.

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Entrance and ticketing area on the eastern side of South Gosforth station. The footbridge to the northbound platform is visible centre left

07/08/2005 •

thumbnail picture of Tyne and Wear Metro station at South Gosforth

Ticket machines at the entrance to South Gosforth station

07/08/2005 •

thumbnail picture of Tyne and Wear Metro station at South Gosforth

Platforms at South Gosforth station, looking north (towards the depot)

05/07/2006 •

thumbnail picture of Tyne and Wear Metro station at South Gosforth

Overlooking Platform 2 at South Gosforth station is the Control Centre

05/07/2006 •

 

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Services and diagram

Tyne and Wear Metro system diagram

Services from this stop:

St James via the Coast
South Shields via Newcastle
Airport
South Hylton via Newcastle †
† alternate trains turn short at Park Lane
also peak hour short workings to Regent Centre/Monkseaton and to Pelaw via Newcastle  
Airport station Callerton Parkway station Bank Foot station Kingston Park station Fawdon station Wansbeck Road Regent Centre station South Gosforth station Ilford Road station West Jesmond station Jesmond station Haymarket station St. James station Central station Monument station Gateshead station Gateshead Stadium station Felling station Heworth station Pelaw station Fellgate station Brockley Whins station East Boldon station Seaburn station St. Peter's station Sunderland station Stadium of Light station Park Lane station University station Millfield station Pallion station South Hylton station Longbenton station Four Lane Ends station Benton station Palmersville station Northumberland Park station Shiremoor station West Monkseaton station Whitley Bay station Monkseaton station Cullercoats station Tynemouth station North Shields station Meadow Well station Percy Main station Howdon station Hadrian Road station Wallsend station Walkergate station Chillingham Road station Byker station Manors station Hebburn station Jarrow station Bede station Simonside station Tyne Dock station Chichester station South Shields station

 

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