Walkergate Metro station

Walkergate
Walkergate station, as seen from the front of a coastbound train
Location
Place	Walkergate
Local authority	Newcastle
Fare zone information
Network One zone	1 & 2
Metro zone	A & B
Original (1979) zone	27
Station code	WKG
History
Opened	1839-06-19
Closed for conversion	1980-08-11
Metro since	1982-11-14
Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

Walkergate Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne, is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro. It is located near Heaton TMD.

Originally opened in 1839 by the Newcastle & North Shields Railway as Walker, it was renamed Walker Gate on 1 April 1889. In BR days, the station was sometimes known as Walkergate and sometimes as Walker Gate; the Metro uses the single word form.

Following closure for Metro conversion, the station was demolished and rebuilt in the standard Metro style. The NER footbridge survives, however, at Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

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

Coordinates: 54°59′07″N 1°33′33″W / 54.9854°N 1.5592°W / 54.9854; -1.5592