Benton Metro station

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Benton
Benton station viewed from the front window of a Metro train in October 2005.
Location
Place	Benton
Local authority	North Tyneside
Fare zone information
Network Zone	17 & 18
Metro Zone	B
History
Opened	1871-03-01
Metro since	1980-08-11
Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

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

The station originally opened on 1 March 1871 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.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Benton Metro station from Nexus

• Benton Metro station is at coordinates 55°00′50″N 1°34′03″W / 55.0140, -1.5674 (Benton Metro station)Coordinates: 55°00′50″N 1°34′03″W / 55.0140, -1.5674 (Benton Metro station)

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