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"Gateshead station" redirects here. For the former main-line railway station near the High Level Bridge, see Gateshead railway station.
Gateshead
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Gateshead Metro Station Platform 2
The main circulating area between the two platforms at Gateshead Metro station, giving an indication of the unusually wide island platform underground.
Location
Place Gateshead town centre
Local authority Gateshead
Fare zone information
Network One zone 1
Metro zone A
Original (1979) zone 26
Station code GHD
History
Opened 1981-11-15
Tyne and Wear Metro
List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations
Gateshead Interchange Bus interchange
Location
Locale Interchange Centre, West Street, Gateshead
Local authority Gateshead
Operation
Opened November 1981
Managed by Nexus
Operators Go North East, Stagecoach North East
Travel centre Yes
Rail connection Gateshead Metro station adjacent.Tyne and Wear Metro

Gateshead Interchange is a transport interchange in the centre of the town of Gateshead, England. It is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro, whose station is underground, as well as local bus services. In the period 2008-9 the metro station was used by over 2 million passengers whilst the bus concourse was used by over 3.8 million passengers, making it the busiest bus station in Tyne and Wear.[1]

The Interchange opened in 1981, as part of the third stage of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, which included the main underground sections in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge across the River Tyne. In March 2004 the large-scale sculpture "Changing Lines", by Danny Lane was unveiled.[2]

Contents

[edit] Metro station

The Metro station at the Interchange is situated below ground and is situated on both the Yellow and Green Lines. There is a regular service northbound towards Newcastle over the sixth Tyne Bridge crossing. Trains go onwards towards Newcastle Airport (Green line) and the Coast (Yellow line). Southbound services head towards Sunderland (Green line) and South Shields (Yellow Line).

The design of the station is very different to the underground stations in central Newcastle, due to the different rock structure south of the River Tyne. The running tunnels are square rather than circular in cross-section, and Gateshead station was excavated as a box.

[edit] Bus station

When opened, the bus station (including the travel centre) was operated by Northern General rather than Tyne and Wear PTE, despite being finished in PTE house style. Since then, the bus station has been completely rebuilt.

Express bus route X66 links Gateshead Interchange with Gateshead's MetroCentre. There is a regular Q1 QuayLink bus service that goes from the Interchange, to other local attractions such as The Sage and The Baltic Centre and onwards to Newcastle City Centre.

[edit] List of Bus Services

The following are the bus services currently using Gateshead Interchange, correct to 15 January 2012. [3]. [4].

Key

  • Bus interchange - Route serves a Bus/Coach station.
  • Tyne and Wear Metro - Route serves a Tyne & Wear Metro station.
  • National Rail - Route serves a Railway station.
Route To Via Operator Days of Operation
(if not 7 days)
1 Whitley Bay Newcastle, Wallsend & North Shields Tyne and Wear Metro Go North East "Coaster".
21 Durham Bus Station Bus interchange Low Fell, Birtley & Chester-le-Street Go North East "The Angel".
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
24 Wrekenton Low Fell & Allerdene Go North East "The Angel".
Newcastle Pilgrim Street
24A Kibblesworth Low Fell & Lamesley Go North East "The Angel"
evening & all-day Sunday.
Newcastle Pilgrim Street
27 South Shields Bus interchangeTyne and Wear Metro Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail, Hebburn Tyne and Wear Metro & Jarrow Bus interchangeTyne and Wear Metro Go North East "The Crusader".
Newcastle Market Street
28 Chester-le-Street Birtley, Pelton & Beamish Go North East "The Waggonway".
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
28A Chester-le-Street Kibblesworth, Pelton & Beamish Go North East "The Waggonway",
Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
29 Kibblesworth Saltwell Park, Allerdene & Lamesley Go North East Mon-Sat daytime.
43 Durham Bus Station Bus interchange MetroCentre Bus interchangeNational Rail, Sunniside & Stanley Bus interchange Go North East "The Diamond".
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
44 Durham Bus Station Bus interchange MetroCentre Bus interchangeNational Rail, Sunniside & Dipton Go North East "The Diamond".
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
Note - evening service terminates at Stanley Bus Station Bus interchange.
49 Winlaton Bus Station Bus interchange Dunston, MetroCentre Bus interchangeNational Rail & Blaydon Bus interchange Go North East "The Blaydon Racers".
49A Winlaton Bus Station Bus interchange Dunston, MetroCentre Bus interchangeNational Rail & Parkhead Estate Go North East "The Blaydon Racers",
Mon-Sat daytime.
49B Winlaton Bus Station Bus interchange Dunston, MetroCentre Bus interchangeNational Rail & Bleach Green Go North East "The Blaydon Racers",
Daytime.
49C Winlaton Bus Station Bus interchange Dunston, MetroCentre Bus interchangeNational Rail & Bleach Green Go North East "The Blaydon Racers",
Evenings.
51 Circular Service Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail, Springwell Estate & Low Fell Go North East "The Orbit".
52 Circular Service Low Fell, Springwell Estate & Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail Go North East "The Orbit".
53 Circular Service Saltwell Park, Bensham & Newcastle Go North East "Saltwell Park".
54 Circular Service Newcastle, Bensham & Saltwell Park Go North East "Saltwell Park".
56 Sunderland Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear Metro Wrekenton, Concord Bus interchange & Nissan Go North East "Fab Fifty-Six".
Newcastle New Bridge Street
57 Wardley Q.Elizabeth Hosp., Beacon Lough & Leam Lane Go North East "Fab Fifty-Seven".
Newcastle New Bridge Street
58 Hadrian Park Newcastle, Cradlewell & High Farm Go North East "Citylink".
Heworth Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail Felling Square, Windy Nook & Wealcroft
70 Consett Bus Station Bus interchange Team Valley, Sunniside & Dipton Go North East "West Durham Swift",
Limited Service, Mon-Sat.
Newcastle, Eldon Square Bus interchange
91A Team Valley Retail World Bensham Go North East "Team Valley Clipper",
2 journeys, Mon-Fri evening.
Newcastle Newgate Street
93 Circular Service Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail, Q.Elizabeth Hosp. & Team Valley Go North East "The Loop".
94 Circular Service Team Valley, Q.Elizabeth Hosp. & Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail Go North East "The Loop".
95 Circular Service Bensham, Lobley Hill & Dunston Go North East "The Highwayman", Daytime.
95A Circular Service Dunston, Lobley Hill & Bensham Go North East "The Highwayman", Daytime.
96 MetroCentre Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail Bensham, Lobley Hill & Dunston Go North East "The Highwayman",
Mon-Fri all-day &
Sat/Sun daytime.
96A MetroCentre Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail Lobley Hill & Dunston Go North East "The Highwayman",
Mon-Sat evening & all-day Sun.
97 MetroCentre Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail Bensham, Lobley Hill & Whickham Go North East "The Highwayman".
Newcastle Market Street
508 Rothbury Cragside House Ponteland, Belsay & Wallington Hall Arriva Northumbria Limited Stop, Summer Only, Sun daytime.
714 Kielder Ponteland, Otterburn & Falstone Arriva Northumbria Limited Stop, Summer Only, Sun daytime.
921 Rainton Bridge Industrial Estate Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail & Washington Bus interchange Go North East Limited Service,
Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
M12 Fairways Estate Felling Tyne and Wear Metro, Heworth Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail & Lingey Lane A-Line Limited Service,
Mon-Fri daytime.
N21 Durham Bus Station Bus interchange Low Fell, Birtley & Chester-le-Street Go North East Night Service,
Sat/Sun morning only.
Newcastle Pilgrim Street
N56 Sunderland Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear Metro Wrekenton, Springwell & Washington Bus interchange Go North East Night Service, Sat night.
Newcastle New Bridge Street
N58 Hadrian Park Newcastle, Sandyford & High Farm Go North East Night Service, Sat night.
Heworth Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail Felling Square & Wealcroft
N97 Circular Service Bensham, Whickham & Newcastle Go North East Night Service, Sat night.
Q1 Newcastle Neville Street Tyne and Wear MetroNational Rail The Sage, Baltic Square & Quayside Go North East "Quaylink".
TB29 Racecourse Estate Bensham Gateshead Central Taxis Taxibus, Mon-Fri daytime.
X1 Easington Lane Springwell, Washington Tyne and Wear Metro & Houghton-le-Spring Go North East "Red Arrows", Limited Stop.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X1A Picktree Village Springfield, Washington Tyne and Wear Metro & Rickleton Go North East "Red Arrows", Limited Stop,
2 journeys, Mon-Fri daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X2 Durham Bus Station Bus interchange Birtley, Chester-le-Street & Plawsworth Arriva Durham County Limited Stop,
Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Haymarket Bus interchangeTyne and Wear Metro
X3 Sunderland Interchange Bus interchangeTyne and Wear Metro Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail, Boldon & Fulwell Grange Go North East Limited Stop,
Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X9 Middlesbrough Bus Station Bus interchange Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail, Peterlee Bus interchange & Billingham Go North East "TyneTees Express", Limited Stop, Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X10 Middlesbrough Bus Station Bus interchange Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail, Norton & Stockton Bus interchange Go North East "TyneTees Express", Limited Stop.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X11 Hartlepool Heworth Bus interchangeTyne and Wear MetroNational Rail, Peterlee Bus interchange & Blackhall Go North East "TyneTees Express", Limited Stop
2 journeys, Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X21 Bishop Auckland Chester-le-Street, Durham Bus interchange & Spennymoor Go North East "Pronto", Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X25 Langley Park Waldridge, Chester-le-Street & Wrekenton Go North East "The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation",
Limited Stop, Mon-Sat daytime
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X30 Lanchester Sunniside, Stanley Bus interchange & Burnhope Go North East "West Durham Swift",
Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X31 Lanchester Sunniside, Stanley Bus interchange & Annfield Plain Go North East "West Durham Swift",
Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X34 Horsley Hill Square Boldon, Marsden & Whiteleas Stagecoach in South Shields
Newcastle Pilgrim Street
Note - evening service terminates at Harton Nook.
X60 Scarborough Peterlee, Middlesbrough & Whitby Arriva Northumbria Summer Service, Limited Stop,
1 journey, daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X66 MetroCentre Interchange Bus interchangeNational Rail Non-Stop Go North East "CentreLink".
X70 Consett Bus Station Bus interchange Sunniside, Burnopfield & Flint Hill Go North East "West Durham Swift",
Limited Stop, Mon-Sat daytime.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange
X71 Consett Bus Station Bus interchange Sunniside, Burnopfield & Medomsley Go North East "West Durham Swift",
Limited Stop.
Newcastle Eldon Square Bus interchange

[edit] Gallery

  • Platform 2 of Gateshead Metro Station

  • Quaylink bus 61010 (NK05 PXH). These buses are run by Stagecoach in Newcastle

[edit] References

  1. ^ NEXUS Business Intelligence Report
  2. ^ "Gateshead unveils latest huge artwork", Maev Kennedy article on Danny Lane's "Changing Lines" sculpture at the interchange, the Guardian, 14 March 2004
  3. ^ '"Timetables - Nexus'". Nexus. http://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/timetables. Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
  4. ^ '"East Gateshead Bus Map'". Nexus. http://http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/nexus.org.uk/files/documents/page/East%20Gateshead%20Passenger%20Guide%20_web.pdf. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 

[edit] External links

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Coordinates: 54°57′42″N 1°36′15″W / 54.9617°N 1.6041°W / 54.9617; -1.6041

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