MetroCentre railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Metrocentre, Gateshead England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°57′32″N 1°39′54″W / 54.9588888°N 1.6649320°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ215627 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MCE | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | British Rail (Eastern Region) | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 August 1987 | Opened as Gateshead MetroCentre | ||||
| 17 May 1993 | Renamed MetroCentre | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.299 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 61,036 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.287 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.321 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.519 million | ||||
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MetroCentre is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 3 miles 39 chains (3.49 mi; 5.61 km) west of Newcastle, serves Metrocentre, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.