Felling | ||||||||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Felling, Gateshead England | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°57′11″N 1°34′18″W / 54.9531464°N 1.5717710°W | |||||||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ275621 | |||||||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Parking | 27 spaces | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities |
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Accessible | Step-free access to platform | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Station code | FEL | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | A and B | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Original company | Brandling Junction Railway | |||||||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Key dates | ||||||||||||||||
30 December 1839 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
18 November 1896 | Resited | |||||||||||||||
5 November 1979 | Closed for conversion | |||||||||||||||
15 November 1981 | Reopened | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2017/18 | 0.38 million[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Felling is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Felling, 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.