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Brentwood Avenue, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE2 3DQ

The Metro was opened in 1980, but, as can be seen, the station building is much older than that. In fact it was built in 1900, as a station on North East Railway's Coast Line from Newcastle city centre to Whitley Bay.

Part of the Tyne and Wear Metro railway. This is the busiest station on the line with over one million boardings a year, although it looks quiet on this mid morning in February.

Opened in 1900 by the North Eastern Railway on what became the North Tyneside loop line from Newcastle to Tynemouth, this station was rebuilt and converted to Metro operation in 1980. View north towards Ilford Road and Tynemouth, also the branch to Newcastle Airport.

It was built by the North Eastern Railway company as a heavy rail station, and opened in December 1900. The station platforms are on opposite sides of the line and are linked by an underground pedestrian subway. The platforms originally had glass awnings to shelter passengers, but these were removed in the 1970s. The sawn-off remnants of these awnings can still be seen attached to the station buildings. The station closed in 1978 for conversion to Metro service, reopening in August 1980. The original station buildings were kept, but the platforms were shortened and a new footbridge was built over the line.

Mostly metro lines and handrails.

This photograph shows a south-bound Metro train waiting at West Jesmond station en route for Newcastle City Centre and, subsequently, stations beyond.

This photograph shows the platform for south-bound Metro trains at West Jesmond station. It also shows the pedestrian footbridge and access ramps to enable passengers to pass between the platforms used for north-bound and south-bound trains.

This photograph shows a north-bound Metro train waiting at West Jesmond station. Trains using this platform will go either to Newcastle Airport or to the east coast. This particular train is heading for the coast.