Newcastle Airport Metro station

Airport (also known as Newcastle Airport) is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Newcastle International Airport, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network as a terminus station on 17 November 1991, following the opening of the extension from Bank Foot to Airport.

Airport
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
LocationNewcastle International Airport, Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates55°02′08″N 1°42′40″W
Grid referenceNZ185713
Transit authorityTyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeAPT
Fare zoneC
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
17 November 1991Opened
Passengers
2017/180.39 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
Callerton Parkway
towards South Hylton
 Green Line Terminus
Location
Airport is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Airport
Airport
Airport is located in Tyne and Wear
Airport
Airport
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

History

The majority of the route was already in place, with the alignment having been formerly served by the Ponteland and Darras Hall branch of the Blyth and Tyne Railway. The line opened in June 1905, closing to passenger services in June 1929, with goods services operating in to the late 1960s.[2] The Airport branch only required the construction of a short distance (around 0.2 miles (0.32 km)) of new right-of-way.

During the construction of the line, a dedicated bus service operated between Bank Foot and Newcastle International Airport.[3]

In 2014, a survey conducted by the Consumers Association found that the Tyne and Wear Metro service from the Airport was one of the highest rated airport rail links in the country for customer satisfaction – scoring 85%. Only the rail link serving Birmingham International Airport was rated higher.[4]

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with a covered walkway providing step-free access from the terminal building to the ticket hall and platforms. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.[5][6] The station is fitted with automatic ticket barriers, which were installed at 13 stations across the network during the early 2010s, as well as smartcard validators, which feature at all stations.[7][8]

There is no dedicated car or bicycle parking available at the station, with car parking controlled and operated by the airport. A taxi rank is located to the front of the terminal building.[9]

Services

As of April 2021, the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday.[10]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Disused Stations: Ponteland Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "OK for airport". Commercial Motor. 3 May 1990. p. 25. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Metro rail link to Newcastle Airport hailed as one of country's best". The Northern Echo. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. "Timetables and stations: Airport". Nexus. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. "Timetables and stations: Airport". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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