Fawdon is a

Tyne and Wear Metro The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and the City of Sunderland (together forming Tyne and Wear). The network opened in ...

station, serving the

Fawdon Fawdon is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is also close to the A1 western bypass. The population of the ward is 10,890, reducing to 10,090 at the 2011 Census, 5.7% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne. Car ownership in ...

and Kenton districts of

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. It joined the network on 10 May 1981, following the opening of the second phase of the network, between

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and Bank Foot, and is situated on the Green Line.

History

Fawdon has two platforms, which are located on opposite sides of the level crossing on Fawdon Lane. The platform to the east of the level crossing is located on the site of the former

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station, which opened in June 1905, as part of the Ponteland and Darras Hall branch of the

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. The line closed to passengers in June 1929, with the station closing to goods in November 1965. In 2018, the station, along with others on the

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branch, were refurbished as part of the ''Metro: All Change'' programme. The project saw improvements to accessibility, security and energy efficiency, as well as the re-branding of the station to the new black and white corporate colour scheme. The station was used by 326,399 passengers in 2017–18, making it the fifth-most-used station on the

branch.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to both platforms at Fawdon. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including

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), notes and coins. The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network. A small free car park is available, with 17 spaces, plus two accessible spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with three cycle pods available for use.

Services

, 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. Rolling stock used: Class 599 ''Metrocar''

References

External links

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Timetable and station information
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