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West Jesmond Metro station is one of two Tyne and Wear Metro stations that serve the suburb of Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne. West Jesmond is the busiest suburban station on the Metro network, with 966,467 annual passenger boardings in 1995-96.[1]


History

It was built by the North Eastern Railway company as a heavy rail station, and opened in December 1900. The station platforms are on opposite sides of the line and are linked by an underground pedestrian subway.

The platforms originally had glass awnings to shelter passengers, but these were removed in the 1970s. The sawn-off remnants of these awnings can still be seen attached to the station buildings.

The station closed in January 1978 for conversion to Metro service, reopening in August 1980. The original station buildings were kept, but the platforms were shortened and a new footbridge was built over the line.


Notable landmarks

The derelict Jesmond Picture House building is adjacent to the station, and is clearly visible from passing Metro trains. This suburban cinema opened in 1921 and survived well into the multiplex age, finally closing its doors in October 1993.[2]


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
Airport 06 C
Benton 17 B
Fawdon 17 B
Longbenton 17 B
Monkseaton 19 C
Regent Centre 17 B
West Monkseaton 19 C
Wansbeck Road 17 B
Whitley Bay 19 C

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References

  1. ^ Young, Alan (1999). Suburban Railways of Tyneside. Martin Bairstow. pp. p 94. ISBN 1-871944-20-1. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ Manders, Frank (2005). Cinemas of Newcastle. Tyne Bridge Publishing. pp. p 120. ISBN 1-85795-152-2. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)


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