Haymarket Metro station

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Location
Place	Newcastle City Centre
Local authority	Newcastle
Fare zone information
Network Zone	26
Metro Zone	A
Operations
Platforms	2
Escalators	2
History
Opened	1980-08-11 As terminus 1981-11-15 For through services
Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

Haymarket Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the north of the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. Like the other stations in the city centre, its platforms are located underground. Approximately 3 million passengers use it every year.^[1]

The station was the original terminus of the Metro system, when the first stage opened in 1980. However, this was a temporary measure, as the system was extended southwards through the city centre to Gateshead the following year.

It is the nearest station to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, the Civic Centre, and the major shopping area that surrounds Northumberland Street. It is also adjacent to Haymarket bus station.

In August 2006 it was announced that there will be a new £20 million facelift for the station. This will see the existing 1980 surface building replaced by a four-storey steel and glass structure including office space, shops, a bar, and a restaurant.^[1] Currently the station closes at 1945 Sunday to Thursday for the refurbishment work. Passengers will instead have to alight at Jesmond further north or Monument further south.