Gateshead Stadium Metro station
| Gateshead Stadium | |
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| Tyne and Wear Metro | |
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Gateshead Stadium Metro station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Old Fold |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Fare zone information | |
| Network One zone | 1 |
| Metro zone | A |
| Original (1979) zone | 26 |
| Station code | GST |
| History | |
| Opened | 1981-11-15 |
| List of stations | |
Gateshead Stadium Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving the town of Gateshead, England.
It is named after the nearby Gateshead International Stadium. The station opened in 1981, as part of the third phase of the Metro system, which included the main underground sections through the centres of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
When the Metro system was first proposed this station was originally planned to be called Old Fold, after a neighbouring residential area.
Gallery
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A train approaching the station in 1985
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gateshead Stadium Metro station. |
- Train times and station information for Gateshead Stadium Metro station from Nexus
Coordinates: 54°57′28″N 1°35′19″W / 54.9577°N 1.5885°W
| Preceding station | Tyne and Wear Metro | Following station | ||
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towards St James via the Coast | Yellow line | towards South Shields |
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towards Airport | Green line | towards South Hylton |
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