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438:Location in
432:West Jesmond
363:Yellow Line
325:South Hylton
279:1.11 million
207:Pre-grouping
176:Station code
158:5 cycle pods
150:Construction
27:West Jesmond
15:
1582:Development
1561:(from 2024)
1526:(2010–2017)
1505:Operator(s)
1377:Ilford Road
1327:Whitley Bay
1322:Cullercoats
1307:Meadow Well
1250:Yellow Line
1196:East Boldon
1131:Ilford Road
968:The Journal
718:. 2017–2018
696:The Jesmond
652:Whitley Bay
564:hipped roof
378:Whitley Bay
369:Ilford Road
338:Ilford Road
332:Green Line
97: /
73:Coordinates
1662:Categories
1556:Class 555
1544:Class 599
1476:Operations
1457:Chichester
1367:Longbenton
1332:Monkseaton
1302:Percy Main
1282:Walkergate
1226:University
1216:Sunderland
1211:St Peter's
1084:Green Line
702:References
671:Class 599
664:Sunderland
620:Facilities
267:Passengers
163:Accessible
82:54°59′36″N
1521:Previous:
1452:Tyne Dock
1447:Simonside
1407:Gateshead
1392:Haymarket
1342:Shiremoor
1317:Tynemouth
1231:Millfield
1221:Park Lane
1161:Gateshead
1146:Haymarket
1101:Bank Foot
722:21 August
685:multiplex
610:Tynemouth
606:Haymarket
549:Town Moor
482:, England
376:via
238:Key dates
184:Fare zone
134:Platforms
85:1°36′35″W
1598:See also
1546:Metrocar
1541:Current:
1512:Current:
1484:Depot(s)
1397:Monument
1287:Wallsend
1262:Monument
1257:St James
1186:Fellgate
1151:Monument
1076:Stations
865:BBC News
785:Archived
752:26 April
673:Metrocar
648:St James
637:Services
406:Location
374:St James
372:towards
354:towards
341:towards
323:towards
292:Services
262:Reopened
117:NZ250666
57:Location
1573:Related
1553:Future:
1432:Hebburn
1422:Heworth
1417:Felling
1387:Jesmond
1236:Pallion
1201:Seaburn
1176:Heworth
1171:Felling
1141:Jesmond
1091:Airport
644:Airport
568:awnings
531:History
513:Jesmond
351:Jesmond
343:Airport
320:Jesmond
276:2017/18
192:History
68:England
61:Jesmond
38:station
1575:topics
1491:Howdon
1437:Jarrow
1357:Benton
1297:Howdon
1267:Manors
1111:Fawdon
1000:30 May
974:30 May
946:
923:30 May
897:30 May
871:30 May
845:30 May
246:Opened
142:Tracks
1558:METRO
1427:Pelaw
1272:Byker
1181:Pelaw
917:Nexus
891:Nexus
839:Nexus
814:Nexus
687:age.
562:with
503:is a
1442:Bede
1002:2020
976:2020
944:ISBN
925:2020
899:2020
873:2020
847:2020
821:2024
793:2024
754:2008
724:2019
662:via
650:via
612:via
608:and
581:to
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519:in
179:WJS
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