Fawdon Metro station

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Fawdon
Location
Place	Fawdon
Local authority	Newcastle
Fare zone information
Network Zone	17
Metro Zone	B
History
Opened	1981-05-10
Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

Fawdon Metro station serves the Fawdon area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and opened in 1981.

The station is located where the Metro route crosses Fawdon Lane on an automatic open level crossing, the station platforms are located on opposite sides of the road. The inbound platform towards South Hylton/Park Lane is the site of the original Coxlodge station, which was in use between 1905 and 1929 on the Ponteland Railway^[1]. Behind it is Fawdon Park Centre, built in 1965.

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

• Fawdon Metro station is at coordinates 55°00′49″N 1°38′38″W / 55.0136, -1.6440 (Fawdon Metro station)Coordinates: 55°00′49″N 1°38′38″W / 55.0136, -1.6440 (Fawdon Metro station)

Preceding station		Tyne and Wear Metro		Following station
Kingston Park toward Airport		Green line		Wansbeck Road toward South Hylton