Byker Metro station
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| Location | |
| Place | Byker |
| Local authority | Newcastle |
| Fare zone information | |
| Network One zone | 1 |
| Metro zone | A |
| Original (1979) zone | 27 |
| Station code | BYK |
| History | |
| Opened | 1982-11-14 |
| Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations |
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Byker Metro station is located in Byker, an area in the east-end of Newcastle upon Tyne. The station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, and opened in 1982. During the period 2008-9 the station was used by around 430,000 passengers.[1]
Heading west from Byker station, the route crosses the dramatic 800m long Byker Viaduct constructed by Arup specifically for the Metro.
Since 2005 Byker station has been used to display a series of temporary artworks through the Next Stop Byker initiative, a partnership between Metro operator Nexus and Newcastle City Council. The works are displayed on an 11 metre by 2.5 metre wall in the ticket concourse.[2]
[edit] Ticketing anomalies
Different zonal fare systems are used for Metro single tickets and inter-modal Transfare tickets, which means that for a number of journeys a Transfare may actually be cheaper than a standard Metro-only ticket.
| Station | Network Zone | Metro Zone |
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| Cullercoats | 29 | C |
| North Shields | 29 | C |
| Tynemouth | 29 | C |
| Wallsend | 27 | B |
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Byker Metro station |
- Train times and station information for Byker Metro station from Nexus
Coordinates: 54°58′34″N 1°34′47″W / 54.9761°N 1.5798°W
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towards St James
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Yellow line |
towards South Shields
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