South Gosforth Metro station
Tyne and Wear Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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South Gosforth is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends.
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne England | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°00′21″N 1°36′30″W | |||||||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ251679 | |||||||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 5 cycle pods | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Step-free access to platform | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | SGF | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | A and B | |||||||||||||||
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Original company | Blyth and Tyne Railway | |||||||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
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27 June 1864 | Opened as Gosforth | |||||||||||||||
1 March 1905 | Renamed South Gosforth | |||||||||||||||
23 January 1978 | Closed for conversion | |||||||||||||||
11 August 1980 | Reopened | |||||||||||||||
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2017/18 | 1.60 million[1] | |||||||||||||||
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