Central Station Metro station
Tyne and Wear Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Tyne and Wear Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne. For other stations named Central, see Central station (disambiguation).
Central Station (also known as Central) is an underground Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Grainger Town area of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth. The station is named after Newcastle Central railway station, which stands directly above it.
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Grainger Town, Newcastle upon Tyne England | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°58′10″N 1°37′00″W | |||||||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ246638 | |||||||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 50 cycle racks (in National Rail station) | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Step-free access to platform | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | CEN | |||||||||||||||
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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2017/18 | 2.71 million[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Location in City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Show map of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
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