Other places · North East England
Howdon depot
In or near Wallsend.
Howdon depot in England North East, United Kingdom.
Chris Heaton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Howdon · 0.5 km
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Howdon depot, the nearest railway station is Howdon, located 0.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE28 0AY. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Howdon depot 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
Howdon Depot is a vehicle cleaning, maintenance and stabling facility used by the Tyne and Wear Metro, in Howdon, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is equipped with ten storage roads, and is capable of accepting and assembling the new fleet of Class 555 Metro currently being constructed by Stadler. It also features a maintenance shed with a single road and a pit underneath, as well as one shunt road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The depot was constructed on the site of a former landfill, by Buckingham Group Contracting, as a temporary satellite of South Gosforth depot, ahead of refurbishment work commencing. A groundbreaking ceremony took place in June 2019, with the main construction phase commencing in late 2019. Opening was initially expected in July 2020, but this was delayed, with the depot becoming operational in December 2020, The depot has the capacity to house 25% of the current Metrocar fleet, which allowed for a continuing service whilst the main depot at South Gosforth was upgraded. Construction of the new 12 acre South Gosforth depot completed in January 2024.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9960, -1.4860
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE28 0AY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Established
- 2020
- Nearest railway station
- Howdon — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q104512290 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Howdon depot (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Howdon depot?
- Howdon depot is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE28 0AY), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Howdon depot?
- Howdon depot in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Howdon depot?
- The nearest railway station is Howdon, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE28 0AY.
- When was Howdon depot built?
- Built or established in 2020.
- Who owns Howdon depot?
- Howdon depot is owned by Tyne and Wear PTE.
- How do I get to Howdon depot?
- The nearest railway station is Howdon, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE28 0AY.