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#stop Pallion station is on the Sunderland extension and comprises two platforms. The station serves industrial (to the north) and residential (to the south) areas.

Pallion Metro station is close to the site of Pallion railway station, which was open from 1st June 1853 until 4th May 1964.

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#stop Millfield station was built for Metro services on the Sunderland extension, and lies on the site of a former mainline railway station on the Sunderland–Durham line. The station serves a residential area, a suburb of Sunderland.

Millfield Metro station is close to the site of Millfield railway station, which was open from 1st June 1853 until 2nd May 1955.

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#stop University station is on the Sunderland extension, serving a residential area as well as the University Of Sunderland.

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#stop Park Lane station is in the centre of Sunderland, and is part of a transport interchange which also includes the country's second-busiest bus station. The station is underground, in a deep cutting covered over by the station concourse and bus station.

Alternate trains terminate here during the daytime, with only one train every 24 minutes continuing on to South Hylton, although in the evening all Sunderland line trains continue to South Hylton. Terminating trains use platform 2 (the Newcastle-bound platform), with only trains continuing to South Hylton using plaform 1.

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#stop Sunderland station is shared with Northern mainline services. There is an island platform with two faces; Metro trains use the southern end of the platforms (called Platform 2—southbound—and Platform 3—northbound) and mainline services us the northern end of the platforms (called Plaform 1—southbound—and Platform 4—northbound).

The station opened to mainline services in 1879, and was rebuilt to its current design in 1965. Metro services began using the station in March 2002 with the opening of the Sunderland extension. The platforms are underneath the entrance/ticket hall.

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#stop St. Peter's station is on the Sunderland extension. The station lies over the river Wear from Sunderland city centre, at one end of Wearmouth bridge. Despite being on a Network Rail line, the station is served by Metro services only—National Rail mainline services pass through the station without stopping.

Just to the north is the former Monkwearmouth station, closed in 1968 and now a railway museum.

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#stop Stadium of Light station is on the Sunderland extention. It is named after Sunderland A.F.C.'s football stadium, which the station serves. Despite being on a Network Rail line, the station is served by Metro services only—National Rail mainline services pass through the station without stopping.

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#stop Seaburn station is on the Sunderland extension. The station opened as a mainline station in 1937, and was converted to Metro operation in 2002. Despite being on a Network Rail line, the station is now served by Metro services only—National Rail mainline services pass through the station without stopping.

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#stop East Boldon is on the Sunderland extension. Opened as Cleadon Lane, it was renamed East Boldon on 1 October 1898, and converted for Metro operation in 2002. Now only Metro services call here—National Rail services pass though without stopping.

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#stop Brockley Whins opened as a mainline station in 1839, and was renamed Boldon Colliery on 1st March 1925. Its name was changed back to Brockley Whins on 30th September 1991 and converted to Metro operation in 2002. National Rail services pass through without stopping— the station is now only served by the Metro.

The station serves a residential area, and is located in the middle of a triangle formed by the Newcastle–South Hylton/Middlesbrough line, the Tyne Dock freight-only line and a north–south curve between these two which is no longer in use.

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#stop Fellgate is on the Sunderland extension, and was purpose-built for the Metro to serve an residential area. The station is served by Metro trains only, with National Rail services passing through without stopping.

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#stop South Shields station is a single platform terminus, on a bridge carrying th line over King Street in the town centre, and is a little to the south of the mainline railway station it replaced.

South Shields' first station was opened by the Brandling Junction Railway on 19th June 1839. This was replaced by a North Eastern Railway (NER) station which opened on 17th December 1842. This in turn was replaced by another NER station which opened on 2nd June 1879. This station closed on 1st June 1981 in readiness for Metro services, and the station building was used as an entrance to the new Metro station until demolition in the 1990s.

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#stop Chichester station is on the South Shields line, and was purpose-built for the Metro.

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#stop Tyne Dock station is on the South Shields line, and was purpose-built for the Metro.

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#stop Simonside station, on the South Shields line is the newest station on the Metro, having opened in March 2008.

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#stop Bede station is on the South Shields line, and was purpose-built for the Metro.

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#stop Jarrow station is on the South Shields line, and is a former main line railway station.

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#stop Chichester station is on the South Shields line, and is a former main line railway station.

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#stop Pelaw station opened in 1985, replacing Heworth as the terminus of short workings from the north through Newcastle city centre (originally referred to as the Red Line). The station has been rebuilt, and the current station building was completed in 2006.

Pelaw is alongside the main line railway between Newcastle and Middlesbrough. To the east of the station are carriage sidings and a turnback facility, and past that is the junction of the South Shields and Sunderland lines.

The Metro station is the fourth station to serve Pelaw. The first station was opened on5th September 1839, and was replaced by a station further west in 1857. A third station opened, on the site of the first, on 18th November 1896, and this closed on 5th November 1979 in preparation for Metro services.

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#stop Heworth station is part of a transport interchange that also includes a bus station and platforms on the adjacent main line railway line between Newcastle and Middlesbrough. The platforms are underneath the station concourse and ticket hall, which is on the same level as the bus station.

Heworth station was the original terminus of the Red Line (short workings to Benton); when Pelaw station opened in 1985, these services were extended to there.

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#stop Felling station is a former railway station with an island platform, situated next to the Newcastle & Middlesbrough railway line. The station originally opened as a main line station on 18th November 1896, replacing an earlier station which had opened on 5th September 1839.

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#stop Gateshead Stadium station is an island platform, adjacent to the Newcastle–Middlesbrough railway line. To the west of the station, the Metro tracks part company with the railway line, heading into a cutting before diving into a tunnel to reach Gateshead station.

The station was originally to have been called Old Fold.

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#stop Gateshead station is an underground station, with an island platform situated underneath Gateshead Interchange.

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#stop Central station is an underground (deep tube) station in Newcastle city centre. There are two Metro platforms, situated underneath Newcastle Central railway station. Passengers can change here to main line services to destinations such as London, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Carlisle.

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#stop Monument is an underground (deep tube) station in Newcastle city centre. The station is named after Grey's Monument (a monument to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, after whom Earl Grey tea is named), and the main entrance to the station is next to the monument.

There are four platforms at Monument; Platforms 1 (southbound) and 2 (northbound) are for Green and Yellow line trains running between South Gosforth and Pelaw, and Platforms 3 (eastbound) and 4 (westbound) are for Yellow Line trains between St. James and the North Tyne coast. Yellow line trains call at both sets of platforms on their journey from St. James to South Shields.

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#stop Haymarket station is an underground (deep tube) station in Newcastle city centre, and serves Eldon Square shopping centre and bus station. At the time of writing (2007), the station is undergoing extensive refurbishment work.

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#stop Jesmond station is an underground (cut and cover) tunnel on the edge of Newcastle city centre. The northern end of the platforms is also the northern end of the tunnel through the city centre, and from the end of the platforms it is possible to see the line curve up to join the original Newcastle Central–South Gosforth railway alignment.

Jesmond Metro station replaced the original Jesmond railway station.

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#stop West Jesmond station is a former railway station, and retains its original station buildings. The station's two platforms are linked by a modern concrete foorbridge and a pedestrian subway. The station serves a suburb of Newcastle with a large student population.

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#stop Ilford Road station was constructed for the Metro. It consists of two separate platforms; the route between them is via a public road bridge over the line a short distance to the south.

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#stop This station was originally opened as Gosforth, being renamed South Gosforth on 1st March 1905. Most of the fomer railway buildings were demolished to make way for the Metro Control Centre, which is sited alongside Platform 2 (northbound), but the original cast iron footbridge remains.

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#stop Regent Centre metro station serves a residential area and business park, and is part of an interchange which also includes a bus station. The station is on the Airport line.

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#stop Wansbeck Road station is on an embankment, with staggered platforms. The station is on the Airport line.

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#stop Fawdon station consists of staggered platforms, either side of a level crossing of Fawdon Lane. The east/southbound platform is on the site of Coxlodge station, which opened on 1st June 1905 and closed on 17th June 1929.

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#stop Kingston Park is a purpose-built Metro station on the Airport line. The station opened in 1985, four years after the opening of the line (which then went as far as Bank Foot). As well as a residential area, Kingston Park serves a retail park and a large branch of Tescos, and carries signage for this store.

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#stop Bank Foot was the original terminus of the line which now continues to the Airport. As originally opened, the station feature a single track and platform, with the other track through the station sued by British Rail freight trains which continued to ICI Callington. After this traffic ceased, the Metro was extended to serve Newcastle Airport, and a second Metro platform was added.

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#stop Callerton Parkway opened as part of the extension to Newcastle Airport in 1991. There is a car park for Metro customers here, as well as long-term parking facilities for passengers from Newcastle Airport.

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#stop Airport station opened in 1991, and serves Newcastle Airport. The station consists of an island platform, which trains from Sunderland and South Hylton terminating here.

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#stop Longbenton station, on the northern half of the Tyne Coast loop, was originally opened in 1947 by the London North Eastern Railway, and retains the original station buildings.

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#stop Four Lane Ends station is part of a major local transport interchange which also includes a bus station. The platforms are underneath the interchange building. The station is on the northern half of the Tyne Coast loop and is close to large government department offices.

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#stop Benton station is a former railway station, and retains many of the original station buildings. The station is on the northern half of the Tyne Coast loop and Red Line trains (short workings from Pelaw) formally terminated here.

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#stop Palmersville station was constructed for the Metro, and was opened in 1986, six years after the line through here opened. The station is on the northern half of the Tyne Coast loop.

Network Rail's Blyth and Tyne freight line shares the alignment with the Metro at this point, with a single track running behind the coastbound platform.

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#stop Northumberland Park station opened in 2005. The station, which is on the northern half of the Tyne Coast loop, features an island platform and a substantial structure incorporating the staircase and lift shaft. The station was built on the site of Backworth station, which opened on 27th 1864 and closed on 13th June 1977.



Network Rail's Blyth and Tyne freight line shares the alignment with the Metro at this point, with a single track running through the station.

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#stop Shiremoor station was constructed for the Metro, and is on the northern half of the Tyne Coast loop.

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#stop West Monkseaton station, which is on the Tyne Coast loop, is a former railway station. It was opened by the London North Eastern Railway in 1933 and is a good example of Art Deco station design.

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#stop Monkseaton station is a former railway station, on the Tyne Coast loop. The southbound (to North Shields and St. James) platform incorporates an impressive arched canopy; the northbound (to South Gosforth) platform once boasted a similarly substatial structure, but now the only protection passengers have from the weather is a standard Metro shelter.

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#stop Whitley Bay station is a former railway station on the Tyne Coast; the substantial station building, complete with clock tower and platform canopies, are intact and in good condition albeit with the addition of a modern footbridge with ramps for disabled access.

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#stop Cullercoats station on the Tyne Coast is a former railway station, with buildings and platform canopies intact.

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#stop Tynemouth station, a former railway station on the Tyne Coast, is an impressive building with many original features and an overall trainshed.

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#stop North Shields station is a former railway station, the fourth to serve the town. The station was largely rebuilt for Metro services. There are three platforms, including a bay platform which was formerly the terminus of the Blue Line (short workings from St. James).

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#stop Meadow Well station is on the southern half of the Tyne Coast loop. Opened as Smith Park, this station was renamed Meadow Well on 10th October 1994.

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#stop Percy Main station is on the southern half of the Tyne Coast loop, and is a former railway station.

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#stop Howdon station is on the southern half of the Tyne Coast loop, and is a former railway station. Opened as Howdon, the station was renamed Howdon-on-Tyne on 1st December 1875, and reverted to Howdon when Metro services started.

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#stop Hadrian Road station is on the southern half of the Tyne Coast loop.

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#stop Wallsend station is on the southern half of the Tyne Coast loop, and is a former railway station. Wallsend is near to the end of Hadrian's Wall, and the station has received dual language signing in English and Latin as part of a project by artist Michael Pinsky.

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#stop Walkergate station is a former railway station. Originally opened as Walker, the station was renamed Walker Gate on 1st April 1889 and became known as Walkergate on re-opening as a Metro station.

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#stop Chillingham Road station is on the southern half of the Tyne Coast loop, and was purpose-built for Metro services.

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#stop Byker station is on the southern half of the Tyne Coast loop, and was purpose-built for Metro services. The station sits between Byker Tunnel and Byker Viaduct, and is next to the well-known Byker Wall housing complex.

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#stop Manors station is an underground station constructed for Metro services. The station is close to, but not directly connected to, Manor main line station.

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#stop St. James is an underground station, terminus of the Yellow Line. The station is named for St. James' Park stadium, home of Newcastle United F.C., which it serves, and is decorated in a black and white colour scheme which echoes the football team's colours.

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#depot Gosforth depot is just north of South Gosforth station, in the fork between the Airport and Tyne Coast lines. Trains can access the depot from either Longbenton or Regents Centre station, and there is also a depot avoiding line between these two stations which is not used for public service.

The depot was opened as South Gosforth Car Sheds by the London North Eastern Railway in 1923 to maintain the Tyneside Electrics introduced by its forbear the North Eastern Railway.

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