MetroCentre railway station
You can reach 38 stations directly from MetroCentre on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Newcastle, with 94 trains a day.
Address: Gateshead, NE11 9GA
MetroCentre is the nearest station for postcodes in NE16. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from MetroCentre
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 94 | 92 | 76 |
| Prudhoe | 88 | 88 | 26 |
| Hexham | 86 | 86 | 26 |
| Carlisle | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Haltwhistle | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Wylam | 45 | 45 | 26 |
| Blaydon | 44 | 44 | 26 |
| Stocksfield | 44 | 44 | 26 |
| Corbridge | 43 | 43 | 26 |
| Riding Mill | 43 | 43 | 26 |
| Wetheral | 42 | 42 | 26 |
| Dunston | 40 | 38 | 24 |
| Haydon Bridge | 40 | 40 | 26 |
| Bardon Mill | 38 | 38 | 26 |
| Brampton | 38 | 38 | 26 |
| Hartlepool | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 29 | 28 | 1 |
| Sunderland | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Thornaby | 29 | 28 | 1 |
| Stockton | 28 | 27 | 0 |
| Heworth | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Horden | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Seaham | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Billingham | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Seaton Carew | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Nunthorpe | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Allens West | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chester-le-Street | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cramlington | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darlington | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Durham | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dinsdale | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Eaglescliffe | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gypsy Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Cook | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Manors | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Morpeth | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How busy MetroCentre is
632,322 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 766th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between MetroCentre and Newcastle than any other pair: 346,054 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of MetroCentre, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Elswick · 0.5 miles
- Scotswood Works Halt · 0.8 miles
- Derwenthaugh · 0.8 miles
- Swalwell · 1.1 miles
- Scotswood · 1.1 miles
- Newcastle · 1.5 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.