Kingston Park Metro station
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| Location | Brunton Lane, Kingston Park, NE3 Newcastle upon Tyne England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°00′51″N 1°40′01″W / 55.0142°N 1.6669°W | ||||||||||
| OS Grid ref | NZ 214 689 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | Tyne and Wear Metro | ||||||||||
| Owner | Nexus | ||||||||||
| Line | Green line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 96 spaces | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | 5 cycle pods | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access throughout, with level-boarding to trains | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KSP | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | B | ||||||||||
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Original company | Tyne and Wear Metro | ||||||||||
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| 15 September 1985 | Opened | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2020/21 |  156,869 | ||||||||||
| 2021/22 |  661,020 | ||||||||||
| 2022/23 | 826,185 | ||||||||||
| 2023/24 | 936,594 | ||||||||||
| 2024/25 | 970,905 | ||||||||||
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Kingston Park is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Kingston Park in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was opened in 1985, adjacent to the level crossing carrying Brunton Lane across the railway and with staggered platforms on either side of the level crossing.
History
The station is located on the route of the former Gosforth and Ponteland Light Railway, which opened on 1 March 1905, with passenger services commencing three months later, but which never included a station at Kingston Park. The line closed to passengers on 17 June 1929, but remained open to serve freight, latterly to the depot at ICI Callerton, where explosives were transferred from rail to road for onward transport to quarries in Northumberland.[2][3]
In the late 1970s the line through the site was restructured to form the second phase of the Tyne and Wear Metro, between South Gosforth and Bank Foot. This opened on 10 May 1981, but again no station was provided at Kingston Park.
The development of the area surrounding Kingston Park, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, led to calls for the provision of a station. The current station eventually opened on 15 September 1985. Freight traffic to ICI Callerton continued to pass through the station until March 1989, when that depot closed, and the Metro line was extended in 1991 from Bank Foot to Newcastle Airport.[2]
The Metro station was used by 970,905 passengers in 2024/25,[1] slightly lower than the pre-pandemic figure of 981,303 in 2018/19.[1]
In 2018, the station, along with others on the Airport branch, was refurbished as part of the Metro: All Change programme. The project saw improvements to accessibility, security and energy efficiency, as well as the re-branding of the station to the new black and white corporate colour scheme.[4]
Facilities
Kingston Park has two side platforms, which are staggered on opposite sides of the level crossing on Brunton Lane. The eastbound platform lies to the west of the level crossing, with the westbound platform to the east. There are separate ramped accesses to the two platforms from Brunton Lane. A pay and display car park (operated by Newcastle City Council) is available, with 96 spaces, plus four accessible spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available.[5]
The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (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]
Incidents
On 22 March 1983 – before the station opened – a Metro service collided with a bus operated by the Tyne and Wear PTE on the level crossing. Two people were injured in the accident.[2][10]
In October 2012, traffic enforcement cameras were installed at the level crossings at Kingston Park and Bank Foot.[11]
Metro services
As of May 2026, the station is served by up to five trains per hour – in each direction – on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday. In the southbound direction, trains run to South Hylton[a] via Central Station and Sunderland. In the northbound direction, trains run to Newcastle Airport.[5]
Bus services
The station has three bus stops enabling passengers to connect for onward journeys, with an additional stop located at the Tesco Superstore.
As of May 2025, the bus stop allocation is:
| Stand | Route | Destination |
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| A | 6 | Metrocentre  via Kenton Bar, Newbiggin Hall, West Denton & Lemington |
| X47 | Eldon Square bus station via Tudor Way, Kenton Bar & Cowgate, then express | |
| X77[b] | Eldon Square bus station via Kenton Bar & Cowgate, then express | |
| X78 | ||
| X79[c] | ||
Metro replacement bus via Fawdon | ||
| B | 6 | Freeman Hospital via Fawdon, Gosforth & South Gosforth |
| X47 | Newcastle Great Park via Roseden Way, Great Park Way & Sir Bobby Robson Way | |
| X77[b] | Darras Hall via Windsor Way, Newcastle Airport Entrance  & Ponteland | |
| X78 | ||
| X79[c] | Kirkley Hall via Windsor Way, Newcastle Airport Entrance & Ponteland | |
Metro replacement bus via Bank Foot | ||
| C | 342 | Wallsend Interchange via Newcastle Airport , Dinnington, Killingworth & Benton Asda |
| 777 | Morpeth via Tudor Way, Newcastle Airport , Ponteland & Kirkley Hall | |
| D[d] | M71 | Newbiggin Hall circular via Tudor Way, Kenton Bank Foot |
- Key:
- Bus station
- National Rail station
- Tyne & Wear Metro station
Notes
- ↑ Prior to 12 December 2005, Green line services operated between South Shields and Newcastle Airport.
- 1 2 Peak-time journeys only.
- 1 2 College journeys only.
- ↑ Stop D is located by the Tesco Superstore.
References
- 1 2 3 Nexus (25 February 2026). "Passenger Numbers". WhatDoTheyKnow. Letter to Rhys Williams. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 Young, Alan (7 July 2017). "Disused Stations: Kenton Bank Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ponteland Light Railway & Darras Hall Branch". Northumbrian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ↑ Peskett, Joe (3 October 2017). "£300k scheme to improve access at five Newcastle metro stations". Access and Mobility Professional. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- 1 2 "Timetables and stations: Kingston Park". Travel North East. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus (Press release). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Olver, P.M.; Railway Inspectorate; Department of Transport (19 August 1985). Report on the Collision that occurred on 22nd March 1983 at Brunton Lane Level Crossing on the Tyneside Metropolitan Railway (PDF) (Report). HMSO. Retrieved 26 May 2026 – via The Railways Archive.
- ↑ "Safety cameras for Metro level crossings". Nexus (Press release). 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
External links
- Timetable and station information for Kingston Park
- Map of the local area, showing bus stop locations