Heritage railway stations · North East England
Airport
Airport in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Airport is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Airport (also known as Newcastle Airport) is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Newcastle International Airport in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It opened as a terminus station in 1991, following the opening of the extension from Bank Foot to Airport.
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Background
History
Construction of the extension of the Metro from Bank Foot to Newcastle Airport began in 1990, after funding had been secured from the European Economic Community (now the European Union). The majority of the route of the extension uses the alignment of the Ponteland Railway, with a short (around 0.2 mi) section of new right-of-way at the airport end. The Ponteland Railway opened in June 1905, closing to passenger services in June 1929, with goods services operating into the late 1960s. During the construction of the line, a dedicated bus service operated between Bank Foot and Newcastle International Airport. The extension and station opened on 17 November 1991, at a cost of £12 million. The…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0363, -1.7109
- Address
- Newcastle International Airport, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Established
- 1991
- Official site
- www.whatdotheyknow.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4698923 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newcastle Airport Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Airport?
- Airport is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0363°, -1.7109°.
- When was Airport built?
- Airport dates to 1991.