Heritage railway stations · North East England
Gateshead Interchange
Gateshead Interchange in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Gateshead Interchange is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gateshead Interchange is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth.
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Background
History
The station replaced the former British Rail station, which closed in November 1981, with the Tyne and Wear Metro station situated around 1/4 mi to the south west of the former. The design of the station is very different from the underground stations in central Newcastle, due to the different rock structure south of the River Tyne. The running tunnels are square, rather than circular in cross-section, with the station excavated as a box. Keith Grant's Night and Day artworks were commissioned for the station in the early 1980s, at opposite ends of the station at platform level. The artwork consists of two mosaic mountain peaks, set against the backdrop of a day and night sky. Upon leaving…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9617, -1.6038
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE8 1HR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Established
- 1981
- Official site
- www.whatdotheyknow.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5527160 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gateshead Interchange (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gateshead Interchange?
- Gateshead Interchange is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE8 1HR), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- When was Gateshead Interchange built?
- Built or established in 1981.
- Is Gateshead Interchange free to visit?
- Yes, Gateshead Interchange is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gateshead Interchange?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE8 1HR. It sits within the Gateshead Central and Whickham parliamentary constituency.