West Jesmond | ||||||||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne England | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°59′36″N 1°36′35″W / 54.9934350°N 1.6098034°W | |||||||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ250666 | |||||||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 5 cycle pods | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Step-free access to platform | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Station code | WJS | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Original company | North Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Post-grouping | ||||||||||||||||
Key dates | ||||||||||||||||
1 December 1900 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
23 August 1978 | Closed for conversion | |||||||||||||||
11 August 1980 | Reopened | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2017/18 | 1.11 million[1] | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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West Jesmond is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, and former British Rail station, serving the suburb of Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It was originally opened on 1 December 1900 by the North Eastern Railway, and became part of the Tyne and Wear Metro on 11 August 1980.