South Gosforth Metro station

Template:Infobox T&W Metro station South Gosforth Metro station is located in a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. It is a busy interchange station on the Tyne and Wear Metro where many passengers change between Green line services to/from the Airport and Yellow line services to/from the Coast.

The station also houses the Metro Control Centre, located on platform 2 and on the site of the former station buildings.

An original North Eastern Railway footbridge remains in use at South Gosforth. A similar footbridge removed from Percy Main station has been preserved by the National Railway Museum in York.^[1]

South Gosforth Depot

The Metro rolling stock depot is located close by, in the triangle of land between South Gosforth, Regent Centre and Longbenton stations. The depot is surrounded by a small industrial estate that mainly houses production facilities for the Greggs food chain. A number of Metro services terminate at South Gosforth, particluarly at the end of rush hour and close of service, due to its proximity to the depot.

References

^ "Large exhibits". NRM Collections. National Railway Museum. Retrieved 2007-02-10.

External links

Train times and station information for South Gosforth Metro station from Nexus

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[1] "Large exhibits". NRM Collections. National Railway Museum. Retrieved 2007-02-10.

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