Newcastle Airport Metro station

Airport is a terminus station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Newcastle International Airport. The station joined the network in November 1991, following the opening of the 3.5 km (2.2 mi) line between Bank Foot and Airport.[2] During the construction of the line, a dedicated bus service operated between Bank Foot and Newcastle International Airport.[3]

This article is about the Tyne and Wear Metro station. For other stations called Airport, see Airport station.

Airport
Tyne and Wear Metro
Location
PlaceNewcastle International Airport
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
Coordinates55.0363°N 1.7109°W / 55.0363; -1.7109
Fare zone information
Metro zoneC
Network One3
Original zone07
Station codeAPT
Operations
Platforms2
Usage
Metro Usage0.39[1] million
History
Opened 17 November 1991
List of stations

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.[4] The Airport branch only required the construction of a short distance (around 0.2 miles) of new right-of-way.

The station was used by 387,004 passengers in 2017–18, making it the fourth-most-used station on the Airport branch.

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.[5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8][9]

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.[10]

Service and frequency

Airport is served by the  Green Line , which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes.

Services depart from both platforms towards South Hylton, with the first train departing at 05:40 (05:39 on Saturday and 06:26 on Sunday). Trains run frequently across the network, at intervals of up to every 12 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime), and every 15 minutes (evening and Sunday), with the last trains departing at around midnight.[10]

Journey times from Airport are:

See also

References
  1. "Tyne and Wear Metro usage figures 2017–2018". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Metro's airport extension celebrates its 25th year". Nexus. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "OK for airport". Commercial Motor. 3 May 1990. p. 25. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Disused Stations: Ponteland Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Metro rail link to Newcastle Airport hailed as one of country's best". The Northern Echo. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. "Timetables and stations: Airport". Nexus. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
Preceding station   Tyne and Wear Metro   Following station
TerminusGreen line
towards South Hylton
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