Four Lane Ends Interchange

Four Lane Ends
Tyne and Wear Metro station
Interchange concourse before redevelopment in 2004
General information
LocationLongbenton, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates55°00′37″N 1°34′43″W / 55.0101640°N 1.5785049°W / 55.0101640; -1.5785049
Grid referenceNZ270684
Transit authorityTyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus stands7
Construction
Parking475 spaces
Bicycle facilities
  • 5 cycle lockers
  • 5 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeFLE
Fare zoneB
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
11 August 1980Opened
Passengers
2017/180.46 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
Longbenton Yellow Line Benton
towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location
Four Lane Ends is located in Tyne and Wear
Four Lane Ends
Four Lane Ends
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Four Lane Ends is a Tyne and Wear Metro station and bus interchange in the borough of North Tyneside in the English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. The station opened on 11 August 1980, but it is situated on the site of a previous station that opened in 1864, closed in 1871, and was variously called Benton, Long Benton and Longbenton.

The station serves the suburbs of Benton and Longbenton. Nearby employment sites include Benton Park View to the west, Tyneview Park to the south east, and Quorum Business Park to the north.

  1. ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.