Gateshead Stadium Metro station
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| Location | St James Road, Gateshead, NE8 Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead England | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°57′28″N 1°35′18″W / 54.9577°N 1.5882°W | |||||||||||||||
| OS Grid ref | NZ 2645 6265 | |||||||||||||||
| System | Tyne and Wear Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Nexus | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Cycle facilities | 2 cycle pods, with space for 4 bikes[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access throughout, with level-boarding to Class 555 trains | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GST | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
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Original company | Tyne and Wear Metro | |||||||||||||||
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| 15 November 1981 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
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| 2024/25 | 1.058 million[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Gateshead Stadium is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Gateshead International Stadium in the area of East Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It on 15 November 1981, as part of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth Interchange.
History
The station was purpose-built for the network and is named after the nearby Gateshead International Stadium. During the planning phase, the station was intended to be named Old Fold, after a neighbouring residential area.
Facilities
The station has two platforms, both of which have seating, next-train audio and visual displays, timetable and information posters, and an emergency help point.
Additional facilities are available on the concourse; the ticket machines accept credit and debit cards (including contactless payment), notes and coins.[3][4] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[5][6]
There is step-free access to the island platform by ramp, with platforms also accessed by staircase. There is cycle storage at the station, with two cycle pods.[1]
Refurbishment
In 2015, the station was refurbished, along with nearby Felling. Improvements include the installation of new seating and lighting, dual handrails, tactile paving, anti-slip surfacing on stairs and platform nosing and colour variation of the floor. The station was also rebranded in the new black and white corporate colour scheme.[7][8]
Services
As of June 2026, the station is served by up to ten trains per hour – five trains in each direction on both of the Yellow and Green lines – on weekdays and Saturdays, and up to eight trains per hour during the evening and on Sundays. In the northbound direction, half the trains run to Newcastle Airport and half to St James via Whitley Bay. In the southbound direction, half the trains run to South Shields and half to South Hylton via Sunderland.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Gateshead Stadium". Nexus. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2025–26. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus (Press release). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. BBC. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus (Press release). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus (Press release). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Marsh, Michael (13 November 2015). "Gateshead Stadium and Felling Metro stations revamped as part of modernisation programme". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ "Nexus to invest £40m in Metro modernisation over the next 12 months". Nexus (Press release). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
External links
- Timetable and station information for Gateshead Stadium
- Map of the local area, showing bus stop locations
