Dunston railway station
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| Dunston railway station, viewed from a GNER service diverted onto the Tyne Valley Line in October 2005 | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Dunston | ||
| Local authority | Gateshead | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DOT | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 82 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 131 | ||
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| PTE | Tyne and Wear (Nexus) | ||
| Zone | 25 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened October 1982 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dunston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Dunston railway station serves Dunston, an area of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, northern England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line which runs from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle.
The station first opened on 1 January 1909. It was originally known as Dunston-on-Tyne, and served as the terminus of a shuttle service from Newcastle. This service ended on 4 May 1926, and the station was closed. It was very briefly brought back into use for special evacuation trains during World War II, but remained closed throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
From 4 October 1982, Tyne Valley Line passenger trains were routed via Dunston due to the closure of Scotswood Bridge, and Dunston station was officially re-opened on 1 October 1984. Initially, most Tyne Valley services called at Dunston, but this service frequency was later reduced due to low passenger numbers, particularly after the opening of MetroCentre railway station on 3 August 1987.
Currently, between Monday and Saturday, five services each day call at Dunston; two to Newcastle (one of these continues to Nunthorpe via Sunderland and Middlesbrough) and three to the Metro Centre (two of which continue to Hexham). No services call here on Sundays.
Passenger services are provided by Northern Rail, which also manages the station.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Dunston railway station from National Rail
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| Newcastle Central | Northern Rail Tyne Valley Line |
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