South Gosforth 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 suburb of
Gosforth
Gosforth is a suburb of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It constituted a separate urban district from 1895 until 1974 before officially merging with the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2001, it had a populati ...
,
Newcastle upon Tyne
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in
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, England. It joined the network on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between
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History
The station was opened as ''Gosforth'' on 27 June 1864 by the
Blyth and Tyne Railway. It was later renamed ''South Gosforth'' on 1 March 1905, following to the opening of the nearby
West Gosforth on the
Gosforth and Ponteland Light Railway.
The original
pre-grouping footbridge remains in use at South Gosforth. A similar footbridge removed from
Percy Main
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History
It is named after the colliery belonging to the Percy family, which was located just sou ...
has since been
preserved by the
National Railway Museum
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in
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The station is located near to the
South Gosforth Traction Maintenance Depot, which is located between stations at South Gosforth,
Longbenton
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and
Regent Centre
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. The depot, which opened in October 1923 under the
London and North Eastern Railway
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,
now serves as a facility for cleaning, storing and maintaining a fleet of 89
''Metrocars''.
The station also houses the Metro Control Centre. It is responsible for operating the network's signalling and electrical supply, as well as being used to communicate with train drivers and other staff, using two-way radio equipment.
Facilities
Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to platforms at South Gosforth. Between platforms, step-free access is by the road bridge on Station Road. 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
contactless payment
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), notes and coins.
The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.
There is no dedicated car parking available at this station. There is the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use.
Services
, the station is served by up to ten trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to eight trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday. Additional services operate between and , , or South Gosforth at peak times.
Rolling stock used:
Class 599 ''Metrocar''
References
External links
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Timetable and station informationfor South Gosforth
{{Tyne and Wear Metro network
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1864 establishments in England
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
1980 establishments in England
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1980
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Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations