Benton Metro station

Benton
Tyne and Wear Metro


Location
Place	Benton
Local authority	North Tyneside
Fare zone information
Network One zone	2
Metro zone	B
Original (1979) zone	17 & 18
Station code	BTN
History
Opened	1871-03-01
Closed for conversion	1978-01-23
Metro since	1980-08-11
List of stations

Benton Metro station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow line between Four Lane Ends and Palmersville. The railway station serves Benton in North Tyneside, just north of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Benton railway station in 1970

The station originally opened on 1 March 1871^[1] by the North Eastern Railway. Since 11 August 1980 it has been served exclusively by Metro trains.

Benton was the original terminus of the now defunct Red line, although short workings continued to operate as Yellow line services between Pelaw and Benton - especially in peak hours and during Saturday shopping hours. Since the opening of Northumberland Park station most of these short workings continue to Monkseaton.

References

↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/benton_second/

External links

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Train times and station information for Benton Metro station from Nexus

Coordinates: 55°00′50″N 1°34′03″W / 55.0140°N 1.5674°W / 55.0140; -1.5674

Preceding station		Tyne and Wear Metro		Following station
Palmersville towards St James via the Coast		Yellow line		Four Lane Ends towards South Shields

Railway stations in Tyne and Wear

East Coast Main Line	(London Kings Cross) → → Newcastle Central Manors → → (Edinburgh Waverley)

Durham Coast Line	Newcastle Central Heworth Sunderland → → (Middlesbrough)

Tyne Valley Line	Newcastle Central Dunston MetroCentre Blaydon → → (Carlisle Citadel)

Heritage Railways

Tanfield Railway	Sunniside → → (East Tanfield)

Tyne and Wear Metro

Metro (converted stations)	Benton Brockley Whins Cullercoats East Boldon Felling Hebburn Howdon Jarrow Longbenton Monkseaton North Shields Percy Main Seaburn South Gosforth Sunderland Tynemouth Walkergate Wallsend West Jesmond West Monkseaton Whitley Bay

Metro (purpose built stations)	Airport Bank Foot Bede Byker Callerton Parkway Central Station Chichester Chillingham Road Fawdon Fellgate Four Lane Ends Gateshead Gateshead Stadium Hadrian Road Haymarket Heworth Ilford Road Jesmond Metro station Kingston Park Manors Meadow Well Millfield Monument Northumberland Park Pallion Palmersville Park Lane Pelaw Regent Centre Simonside St James St Peter's (Wearside) Shiremoor South Hylton South Shields Stadium of Light Tyne Dock University (Sunderland) Wansbeck Road

Transport in Tyne and Wear
Nexus
Tyne and Wear Metro

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