Byker Metro station

Byker
Tyne and Wear Metro
Location
Place	Byker
Local authority	Newcastle
Fare zone information
Network One zone	1
Metro zone	A
Original (1979) zone	27
Station code	BYK
History
Opened	1982-11-14
List of stations

Byker Metro station is located in Byker, an area in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, and opened in 1982. In 2008-9, the station was used by around 430,000 passengers.^[1]

Heading west from Byker station, the route crosses the dramatic 800 m Byker Viaduct constructed by Arup specifically for the Metro.

Since 2005, Byker station has been used to display a series of temporary artworks through the Next Stop Byker initiative, a partnership between Metro operator Nexus and Newcastle City Council. The works are displayed on an 11 metre by 2.5 metre wall in the ticket concourse.^[2]

Prior to the Metro being built, there was a British Rail railway station called Byker north of Shields Road on the Riverside Branch but it closed to passengers in 1954.^[3]

Ticketing anomalies

Different zonal fare systems are used for Metro single tickets and inter-modal Transfare tickets, which means that for a number of journeys a Transfare may actually be cheaper than a standard Metro-only ticket.

Station	Network Zone	Metro Zone
Cullercoats	29	C
North Shields	29	C
Tynemouth	29	C
Wallsend	27	B

References

1. NEXUS Business Intelligence Report. http://www.nexus.org.uk/wps/wcm/resources/file/eba01f018731343/Business%20Intelligence%20Annual%20Report%20200809.pdf
2. http://www.nexus.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Nexus/Art+on+Transport/Commissions/Art+-+Next+Stop+Byker+Phase+1
3. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/byker/

External links

• Train times and station information for Byker Metro station from Nexus

Coordinates: 54°58′34″N 1°34′47″W / 54.9761°N 1.5798°W

• Arup webpage describing Byker Viaduct
• Images of Byker Viaduct on Flickr.com