Howdon Metro station


Howdon
Location
Place	Howdon
Local authority	North Tyneside
Fare zone information
Network Zone	28
Metro Zone	B
History
Opened	18 June 1839
Metro since	14 November 1982
Distance from Datum
OUT Distance	PB 19. North Tyneside is a Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) 672 km^[1]
IN Distance	BP 19. 745 km^[1]
Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

Howdon Metro station is a station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro network, in Howdon, North Tyneside, England. The Tyne and Wear Metro is a metro system serving stations in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside North Tyneside and Sunderland, The following is a list of Tyne and Wear Metro stations Purpose-built stations The following stations were built specifically for the Tyne and Wear Metro system The Tyne and Wear Metro is a metro system serving stations in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside North Tyneside and Sunderland, Howdon is a place in Tyne and Wear, England. Howdon is an area in the eastern part of Wallsend, a former coal-mining and shipbuilding town on the North Tyneside is a Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

It was opened in June 1839 by the Newcastle & North Shields Railway^[2], which later became part of the North Tyneside Loop served by the North Eastern Railway. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The North Tyneside Loop refers to the railway lines in North Tyneside from Newcastle upon Tyne via Wallsend, North Shields, Whitley Bay The North Eastern Railway (NER unlike many other of the pre-Grouping companies had a relatively compact territory having the district it covered to itself In 1875, the station was renamed Howdon-on-Tyne to prevent it being confused with Howden in Yorkshire. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Howden is a small Market town and Civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain.

The station closed in August 1980 for Metro conversion, reopening in November 1982. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) It was almost entirely rebuilt; only one platform, clearly identifiable by its stone construction, remains from the original station. The other platform was rebuilt further down the line on the opposite side of a level crossing, creating a staggered platform arrangement. The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing The station buildings were all demolished and replaced with modern structures. A pedestrian subway was built to allow passengers to cross the line, with ramps for improved wheelchair and pushchair access. In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries (such as India, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore) the term A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits

References

^ ^a ^b Maxey (Ed. ), David (1987). Mile by Mile - Rail Mileages of Britain and Ireland. Peter Watts Publishing Limited, Woodchester, UK. ISBN 0 906025 44 3.
^ Young, Alan (1999). Suburban Railways of Tyneside. Martin Bairstow, p 57. ISBN 1-871944-20-1.

External links

Train times and station information for Howdon Metro station from Nexus

Howdon Metro station is at coordinates 54°59′45″N 1°29′39″W / 54.9959, -1.4942 (Howdon Metro station)Coordinates: 54°59′45″N 1°29′39″W / 54.9959, -1.4942 (Howdon Metro station)

Preceding station		Tyne and Wear Metro		Following station
Hadrian Road toward St James		Yellow line		Percy Main toward South Shields via the Coast

The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (TWPTE using the brandname of Nexus is the Passenger Transport Executive for the metropolitan county of Tyne and A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Tyne and Wear Metro is a metro system serving stations in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside North Tyneside and Sunderland, Hadrian Road Metro station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, in North Tyneside, England. St James Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, in the west end of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Percy Main Metro station is a Station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro in the village of Percy Main, in North Tyneside, South Shields Metro station is the main Tyne and Wear Metro station for South Shields, England

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