Newcastle Airport Metro station


Airport is a terminus station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Newcastle International Airport. The station joined the network in November 1991, following the opening of the line between Bank Foot and Airport. During the construction of the line, a dedicated bus service operated between Bank Foot and Newcastle International Airport.
The majority of the route was already in place, with the alignment having been formerly served by the Ponteland and Darras Hall branch of the Blyth and Tyne Railway. The line opened in June 1905, closing to passenger services in June 1929, with goods services operating in to the late 1960s. The Airport branch only required the construction of a short distance of new right-of-way.
The station was used by 387,004 passengers in 2017–18, making it the fourth-most-used station on the Airport branch.
In 2014, a survey conducted by the Consumers Association found that the Tyne and Wear Metro service from the Airport was one of the highest rated airport rail links in the country for customer satisfaction – scoring 85%. Only the rail link serving Birmingham International Airport was rated higher.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with a covered walkway providing step-free access from the terminal building to the ticket hall and platforms. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card, notes and coins. The station is fitted with automatic ticket barriers, which were installed at 13 stations across the network during the early 2010s, as well as smartcard validators, which feature at all stations.
There is no dedicated car or bicycle parking available at the station, with car parking controlled and operated by the airport. A taxi rank is located to the front of the terminal building.

Service and frequency

Airport is served by the, which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes.
Services depart from both platforms towards South Hylton, with the first train departing at 05:40. 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 Airport are: