Byker Metro station

Infobox T&W Metro station
name = Byker


T&W Zone = 27
Metro Zone = A
locale = Byker
borough = Newcastle
open = 1982-11-14

Byker Metro station is located in Byker, an area in the east-end of Newcastle upon Tyne. The station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, and opened in 1982.

Heading west from Byker station, the route crosses the dramatic 800m long Byker Viaduct constructed by Arup specifically for the Metro.

Ticketing anomalies

Different zonal fare systems are used for Metro single tickets and inter-modal Transfare tickets, which means that for a number of journeys a Transfare may actually be cheaper than a standard Metro-only ticket.

External links

* [http://www.nexus.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Nexus/Metro/Timetables/Metro+-+Timetable+-+Byker+Metro+Station Train times] and [http://www.nexus.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Nexus/Metro/Station+information/Metro+Station+-+Byker station information] for PAGENAME from Nexus
* [http://www.arup.com/bridges/project.cfm?pageid=2350 Arup webpage describing Byker Viaduct]
* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=byker+viaduct Images of Byker Viaduct on Flickr.com]