Central Station

Train times

Select day/time below

Platform 1

(Towards South Shields)

Platform 1

(Towards South Hylton)

Platform 2

(Towards St James via Whitley Bay)

Platform 2

(Towards Airport)

  • A - Terminates at Pelaw
  • B - Terminates at Sunderland
  • C - Terminates at Park Lane
  • D - Terminates at Benton
  • E - Terminates at Manors
  • F - Terminates at Monument via Whitley Bay
  • G - Terminates at South Gosforth
  • H - Terminates at Regent Centre
Note: scheduled times only. For live updates, please check in-station displays and listen to announcements.

Station facilities

Access to station

  • Underground station below Newcastle main rail station.
  • Access to station is via three entrances: from Main Line Station concourse which is step free; externally from Neville Street adjacent to east side of main line station entrance which is stair access only; and from Grainger Street which is stair access only.
  • The doorways between Newcastle main rail station and Metro Central Station are closed by the main rail station each evening from about 11.15pm (always closed by 11.30pm). When the shutters are down, step free access to or from Metro Central Station is not available. If you require step free access, please consider using the next Metro station, contact us on the station Help Point, or call 0191 203 3666 for assistance.
  • Newcastle mainline station has extensive car parking facilities, with 9 accessible bays

Access to ticketing concourse

  • Stair access from all three entrances.
  • Lift at entrance from Main Line Station to concourse level only.
  • Escalator (up only) from ticketing concourse to main line station

Access between platforms 

  • Step free access category A: This station has step-free access to all platforms.
  • Level access by cross-passages

For more information about accessibility on Metro click here.

Intermittent staff presence.  Use help point for assistance.

Cycle parking

25 cycle racks

Location

There are bike stands inside the railway station, near the Metro entrance

Taxi spaces

6

Travel links

Yes, outside of the Metro station.

Bank ATM

Yes, outside of the station.

Neville Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5DL
Central Station station area map

Map key

  • Bus Route
  • Bus Stop
  • Metro Line
  • Metro Replacement Bus
  • Park and Ride

Journey times

  • to Gateshead Stadium 4 mins
  • to Pelaw 10 mins
  • to Fellgate 15 mins
  • to Stadium of Light 25 mins
  • to South Shields 27 mins
  • to Sunderland 29 mins
  • to University 32 mins
  • to South Hylton 40 mins
  • to Haymarket 4 mins
  • to Jesmond 5 mins
  • to South Gosforth 11 mins
  • to Regent Centre 12 mins
  • to Benton 16 mins
  • to Kingston Park 18 mins
  • to Northumberland Park 20 mins
  • to Airport 25 mins
  • to Monkseaton 26 mins
  • to North Shields 35 mins
  • to Walkergate 47 mins
  • to Manors 53 mins
  • to St James 57 mins

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