Longbenton | |||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Longbenton, North Tyneside England | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°00′32″N 1°35′30″W / 55.0089239°N 1.5916006°W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ262683 | ||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 5 cycle pods | ||||||||||
Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | LBN | ||||||||||
Fare zone | B | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Original company | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Post-grouping | |||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||
14 July 1947 | Opened | ||||||||||
23 January 1978 | Closed for conversion | ||||||||||
11 August 1980 | Reopened | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017/18 | 0.80 million[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Longbenton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Freeman Hospital and suburb of Longbenton, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends.