Longbenton Metro station

Longbenton
Tyne and Wear Metro station
The main (southern) entrance to the station
General information
LocationLongbenton, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates55°00′32″N 1°35′30″W / 55.0089239°N 1.5916006°W / 55.0089239; -1.5916006
Grid referenceNZ262683
Transit authorityTyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilities5 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeLBN
Fare zoneB
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
14 July 1947Opened
23 January 1978Closed for conversion
11 August 1980Reopened
Passengers
2017/180.80 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
South Gosforth Yellow Line Four Lane Ends
towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location
Longbenton is located in Tyne and Wear
Longbenton
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.

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