Fawdon Metro station


Fawdon is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Coxlodge, Fawdon and Kenton in Newcastle upon Tyne. The station joined the network in May 1981, following the opening of the line between South Gosforth and Bank Foot.
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.
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.
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, notes and coins. The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.
A small free car park is available, with 17 spaces, plus 2 accessible spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with 3 cycle pods available for use.

Service and frequency

Fawdon is served by the, which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes.
Services from platform 1 operate towards South Hylton, with the first train departing at 05:49. Services from platform 2 operate towards Airport, with the first train departing at 05:23. Trains run frequently across the network, at intervals of up to every 12 minutes, and every 15 minutes, with the last trains departing at around midnight.
Journey times from Fawdon are: