MetroCentre Interchange

Location
	Metrocentre Interchange Metrocentre Interchange in Tyne and Wear

Metrocentre Interchange
Metrocentre Interchange
General information
Location	Scotswood View; Metrocentre; Gateshead
Coordinates	54°57′29″N 1°39′55″W / 54.9581°N 1.6654°W
Owned by	Intu Properties
Operated by	Go North East; Tyne and Wear PTE (Nexus);
Bus stands	12
Connections	MetroCentre
Other information
Fare zone	Network One: 2; Transfare: Green;
History
Opened	6 October 2004
Location
Location
	Metrocentre Interchange Metrocentre Interchange in Tyne and Wear

Metrocentre Interchange serves the Metrocentre in Gateshead. The bus station was originally constructed in the late 1980s, opened in 1987.^[1] In the early 2000s, the former bus station was demolished, with the current bus station opened in October 2004.^[2]^[3]

A footbridge connects Metrocentre Interchange with the railway station and coach park. Rail services from the station are operated by Northern Trains.^[4]

Metrocentre Interchange is served by Go North East and Stagecoach in Newcastle's bus services, with frequent routes running in and around Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, as well as County Durham, North Tyneside and Northumberland. The bus station has 12 departure stands (lettered A–M), each of which is fitted with seating, next bus information displays, and timetable posters.

As of June 2020^[update], the stand allocation is:

Stand	Route	Destination
A	1A	Metrocentre Retail Park
A	1B	Metrocentre Retail Park
B	No services operate from this stand
C	84	Newcastle via Denton Burn
	X22	Durham via Chester-le-Street
	X88	Concord via The Galleries
D	6	Four Lane Ends via Kingston Park
	7	Four Lane Ends via Kenton
	49	Winlaton
	49A	Winlaton
	90	Winlaton
	941	Newcastle via Denton Burn
E	10	Hexham via Blaydon & Prudhoe
	10A	Blackhall Mill via Blaydon
	10B	Prudhoe via Blaydon
F	X45	Consett via Rowlands Gill
	X46	Consett via Rowlands Gill
	X47	Blackhall Mill via Rowlands Gill
G	6	Stanley via Sunniside
	6A	Stanley via Sunniside
	97	Whickham
	M6	Stanley via Burnopfield
	M7	Stanley via Burnopfield
	M8	Stanley via Tanfield
H	1A	Whitley Bay via Newcastle & Wallsend
	1B	Whitley Bay via Newcastle & Wallsend
	49	Gateshead via Dunston
	49A	Gateshead via Dunston
	49C	Gateshead via Dunston
	67	Wardley via QE Hospital
	90	Team Valley
	941	Team Valley
J	X66	Gateshead
K	Services to Newcastle Central Station & Eldon Square
L	Services to Newcastle Central Station & Eldon Square
M	100	Newcastle

References

^ Morton, David (28 December 2017). "A busy Metrocentre, Gateshead, 30 years ago". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Vintage vehicles celebrate opening". The Northern Echo. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "New mall right on schedule". ChronicleLive. 8 August 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "MetroCentre Station Information". Northern Trains. Retrieved 15 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Media related to MetroCentre Interchange at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Morton, David (28 December 2017). "A busy Metrocentre, Gateshead, 30 years ago". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Vintage vehicles celebrate opening". The Northern Echo. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "New mall right on schedule". ChronicleLive. 8 August 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "MetroCentre Station Information". Northern Trains. Retrieved 15 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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