Benton Metro station

Benton
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Benton, North Tyneside England
Coordinates	55°00′50″N 1°34′03″W / 55.0139029°N 1.5676297°W / 55.0139029; -1.5676297
Grid reference	NZ277688
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	10 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	BTN
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	Blyth and Tyne Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
27 June 1864	Line opened
1 March 1871	Station opened
23 January 1978	Closed for conversion
11 August 1980	Reopened
Passengers
2017/18	0.35 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Four Lane Ends towards South Shields Yellow Line Palmersville towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location Benton Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Benton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, and former British Rail station, serving the suburb of Benton, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It was opened in 1871, closed in 1978 for conversion to become part of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and joined that network in 1980.

It should not be confused with a previous station, on the site of the current Four Lane Ends Interchange, which opened in 1864, closed in 1871, and was variously called Benton, Long Benton and Longbenton. Nor should it be confused with Forest Hall station on the East Coast Main Line, which opened in 1856, closed in 1958, and was known as Benton until 1874.