Fawdon Metro station

Location
	Fawdon Location in City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Fawdon Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Fawdon
Fawdon
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne; England
Coordinates	55°00′49″N 1°38′38″W / 55.0136257°N 1.6440091°W
Grid reference	NZ228688
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	FAW
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
10 May 1981	Opened
Passengers
2017/18	0.33 million
Services
Location
Location
	Fawdon Location in City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Fawdon Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Fawdon is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Fawdon and Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 10 May 1981, following the opening of the second phase of the network, between South Gosforth and Bank Foot.

History

Fawdon has two platforms, which are located on opposite sides of the level crossing on Fawdon Lane. The platform to the east of the level crossing is located on the site of the former Coxlodge station, which opened in June 1905, as part of the Ponteland and Darras Hall branch of the Blyth and Tyne Railway. The line closed to passengers in June 1929, with the station closing to goods in November 1965.^[2]

In 2018, the station, along with others on the Airport branch, were refurbished as part of the Metro: All Change programme. The project saw improvements to accessibility, security and energy efficiency, as well as the re-branding of the station to the new black and white corporate colour scheme.^[3]

The station was used by 326,399 passengers in 2017–18, making it the fifth-most-used station on the Airport branch.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to both platforms at Fawdon. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.^[4]^[5] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.^[6]^[7]

A small free car park is available, with 17 spaces, plus two accessible spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with three cycle pods available for use.^[8]

Services

As of April 2021^[update], the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday.^[9]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar