Ilford Road Metro station
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| Location | Ilford Road, South Gosforth, NE2 Newcastle upon Tyne England | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°00′00″N 1°36′39″W / 55.0000°N 1.6108°W | |||||||||||||||
| OS Grid ref | NZ 250 674 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access to platforms, with level-boarding to Class 555 trains | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ILF | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
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Original company | Tyne and Wear Metro | |||||||||||||||
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| 11 August 1980 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
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| 2020/21 |  84,380 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 |  350,100 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | 410,809 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | 412,763 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | 394,928 | |||||||||||||||
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Ilford Road is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, primarily serving the suburb of South Gosforth in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It opened on 11 August 1980, as part of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends Interchange.
The platforms at Ilford Road station straddle the 55th parallel north.[2]
History
Unlike nearby South Gosforth and West Jesmond stations, which were converted from British Rail stations, Ilford Road was purpose-built for the Tyne and Wear Metro on a site with no previous station.>[3] It was the "typical Metro halt" used in publicity when the system first opened.[4][a] When other stations were being repainted red, green or blue in the early 2000s, Ilford Road was repainted in its original brown, with much of the unpainted concrete being painted cream.
The Metro station was used by 394,928 passengers in 2024/25,[1] considerably lower than the pre-pandemic figure of 607,413 in 2018/19.[1]
Facilities
The station has two side platforms, with separate step-free access to both via ramps. Access to the southbound platform is from the junction of Albury Road and Woodthorne Road, whilst access to the northbound platform is from Ilford Road. Access between platforms is also step-free and is via the road bridge on Moorfield Road, around 100 m (330 ft) south of the station.[5]
There is no car parking available at the station. There is provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available.[5] Each platform is equipped with ticket machines, a waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms.[5]
The ticket machines accept credit and debit cards (including contactless payment), notes and coins.[6][7] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[8][9]
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.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Ilford Road station is featured – from a variety of angles – many times in the video, to illustrate a "typical Metro halt". Including at 0:16, 2:13, 2:29, 4:37, 5:19, 6:06, 7:41 & 8:27.
References
- 1 2 3 Nexus (25 February 2026). "Passenger Numbers". WhatDoTheyKnow. Letter to Rhys Williams. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ilford Road Metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Young, Alan; Johnson, Brian (26 May 2017). "South Gosforth Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Metro - The Way Ahead (Videotape). Newcastle upon Tyne: Tyne and Wear PTE. 1980. Event occurs at 4:37. Retrieved 3 June 2026 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ilford Road". Travel North East. Retrieved 19 June 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.
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