West Jesmond | ||||||||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne England | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°59′36″N 1°36′35″W / 54.9934350°N 1.6098034°W | |||||||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ250666 | |||||||||||||||
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 | WJS | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Original company | North Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Post-grouping | ||||||||||||||||
Key dates | ||||||||||||||||
1 December 1900 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
23 August 1978 | Closed for conversion | |||||||||||||||
11 August 1980 | Reopened | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2017/18 | 1.11 million[1] | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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West Jesmond is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne 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.