Fawdon Metro station

Fawdon
Location
Place	Fawdon
Local authority	Newcastle
Fare zone information
Network One zone	2
Metro zone	B
Original (1979) zone	17
Station code	FAW
History
Opened	10 May 1981
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] The station features the New Generation Ticket Machines installed by Nexus during Early to Mid 2012, as well as the Smart Card Readers for the Nexus Pop Card. Behind it is the site of the former 'Fawdon Park House' Housing Project. The Fawdon Park Centre, built in 1965 remains and is currently undergoing re-development.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fawdon Metro station.

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

Coordinates: 55°00′49″N 1°38′38″W / 55.0136°N 1.6440°W / 55.0136; -1.6440