Four Lane Ends | |||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Longbenton, North Tyneside England | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°00′37″N 1°34′43″W / 55.0101640°N 1.5785049°W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ270684 | ||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 7 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 475 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities |
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Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | FLE | ||||||||||
Fare zone | B | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Original company | Blyth and Tyne Railway | ||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||
26 June 1864 | Opened | ||||||||||
1 March 1871 | Closed | ||||||||||
11 August 1980 | Re-opened | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017/18 | 0.46 million[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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.