Longbenton Metro station

Longbenton
Tyne and Wear Metro station
The main (southern) entrance to the station
General information
Location	Longbenton, North Tyneside England
Coordinates	55°00′32″N 1°35′30″W / 55.0089239°N 1.5916006°W / 55.0089239; -1.5916006
Grid reference	NZ262683
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	LBN
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
14 July 1947	Opened
23 January 1978	Closed for conversion
11 August 1980	Reopened
Passengers
2017/18	0.80 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station South Gosforth towards South Shields Yellow Line Four Lane Ends towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location Longbenton Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Longbenton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, and former British Rail station, in the English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. It was originally opened on 14 July 1947 by the North Eastern Railway, and became part of the Tyne and Wear Metro on 11 August 1980. It should not be confused with a previous station, on the site of the current Four Lane Ends Metro station, that opened in 1864, closed in 1871, and was variously called Benton, Long Benton and Longbenton.

The railway at this point forms the boundary between the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the borough of North Tyneside, with the southern entrance to the station in Newcastle and the northern entrance in North Tyneside. The station serves the government offices at Benton Park View and the Freeman Hospital, both in Newcastle, and the North Tyneside suburb of Longbenton.