Central Station Metro station

Central Station
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Grainger Town, Newcastle upon Tyne England
Coordinates	54°58′10″N 1°37′00″W / 54.9693665°N 1.6167186°W / 54.9693665; -1.6167186
Grid reference	NZ246638
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	50 cycle racks (in National Rail station)
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	CEN
Fare zone	A
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
15 November 1981	Opened
Passengers
2017/18	2.71 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Gateshead towards South Hylton Green Line Monument towards Airport Gateshead towards South Shields Yellow Line Monument towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location Central Station Location in City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Show map of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Station Location in Tyne and Wear, England Show map of Tyne and Wear

Central Station (also known as Central) is an underground Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Grainger Town area of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth. The station is named after Newcastle Central railway station, which stands directly above it.