Newcastle railway station
Newcastle is a major interchange: 154 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is York, with 176 trains a day.
Newcastle is the nearest station for postcodes in NE8, NE4. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Newcastle
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| York | 176 | 171 | 143 |
| Darlington | 154 | 148 | 121 |
| Durham | 128 | 122 | 95 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 120 | 112 | 97 |
| London King's Cross | 105 | 99 | 88 |
| MetroCentre | 94 | 92 | 76 |
| Prudhoe | 88 | 88 | 26 |
| Morpeth | 87 | 83 | 68 |
| Hexham | 86 | 86 | 26 |
| Manors | 77 | 77 | 28 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Middlesbrough | 64 | 64 | 30 |
| Thornaby | 64 | 64 | 30 |
| Ashington | 63 | 63 | 30 |
| Bedlington | 63 | 63 | 30 |
| Blyth Bebside | 63 | 63 | 30 |
| Hartlepool | 63 | 63 | 29 |
| Leeds | 63 | 61 | 53 |
| Northumberland Park | 63 | 63 | 30 |
| Newsham | 63 | 63 | 30 |
| Seaton Delaval | 63 | 63 | 30 |
| Sunderland | 63 | 64 | 29 |
| Stockton | 62 | 62 | 29 |
| Alnmouth | 61 | 55 | 42 |
| Carlisle | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Haltwhistle | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Doncaster | 53 | 51 | 42 |
| Wylam | 45 | 45 | 26 |
| Blaydon | 44 | 44 | 26 |
| Stocksfield | 44 | 44 | 26 |
| Corbridge | 43 | 43 | 26 |
| Derby | 43 | 42 | 29 |
| Riding Mill | 43 | 43 | 26 |
| Sheffield | 43 | 42 | 30 |
| Birmingham New Street | 42 | 41 | 29 |
| Wetheral | 42 | 42 | 26 |
| Chester-le-Street | 40 | 39 | 31 |
| Dunston | 40 | 38 | 24 |
| Haydon Bridge | 40 | 40 | 26 |
| Northallerton | 40 | 37 | 29 |
and 114 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Newcastle is
10,548,216 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 47th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 428,980 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Newcastle and London Kings Cross than any other pair: 1,587,956 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.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Newcastle gains 6 destinations including Weston-super-Mare, Thirsk, Brockenhurst, Bournemouth, Coventry, Birmingham International.
Nearest other stations
- Manors 0.5 miles
- Dunston 1.6 miles
- MetroCentre 2.0 miles
- Heworth 2.6 miles
- Blaydon 3.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Newcastle, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Monument · 0.4 miles
- Gateshead · 0.4 miles
- St James · 0.5 miles
- Redheugh · 0.5 miles
- Newcastle New Bridge Street · 0.6 miles
- Oakwellgate · 0.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.