Station Usage
In 2023/2024, Newcastle had 9,148,930 entries and exits, making it the 51st most used, out of 2,581 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 23 timetable.
It ranked 114th busiest (out of 955), with 1,898 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 25065.56 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 92.70 passengers per service*, giving it the 47th (out of 1,735) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 26022.3 passengers passing through the station and 99.77 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 23 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 495,390
Reduced price entries & exits: 8,321,734
Season ticket entries & exits: 331,806
Total entries & exits: 9,148,930
Interchanges made between connecting services: 349,211
Change in usage from 22/23:
+746,008 : 8.88%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 | 161 | 585 | |
2 | 362 | 1316 | |
3 | 304 | 1105 | |
4 | 268 | 974 | |
5 | 68 | 247 | |
6 | 97 | 352 | Platforms 5 and 6 can be combined with a total length of 217m |
7 | 115 | 418 | |
8 | 41 | 149 | "Platforms 7 and 8 combined with a total length of 209m in Down direction |
9 | 112 | 407 | |
10 | 114 | 414 | |
11 | 130 | 472 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
004 | Glasgow & Edinburgh - Newcastle - York, Leeds & London | Dec24 |
005 | York, Leeds & Hull - Doncaster - Sheffield & London | Dec24 |
006 | Lincoln, Newark & Grantham - Peterborough, Stevenage & London | Dec24 |
013 | Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South) | Dec24 |
095 | Liverpool & Manchester - Leeds & The North East via Huddersfield | Dec24 |
100 | Carlisle - Hexham - Newcastle & Middlesbrough | Dec24 |
101 | Newcastle - Morpeth - Alnmouth - Berwick - Edinburgh | Dec24 |
102 | Metro Centre - Newcastle | Dec24 |
103 | Newcastle - Sunderland - Middlesbrough - Nunthorpe | Dec24 |
106 | Middlesbrough - Nunthorpe - Grosmont - Whitby | Dec24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2024: +4,412,927 (+93.18%)
Reasons for change:
2021-22 The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the Tyne & Wear PTE area has increased by 1.3% as a result of methodology improvements
Location Details
Location: Newcastle
CRS: NCL / NLC: 7728 / TIPLOC(S): NWCSTLE
Station Facility Owner: London North Eastern Railway
OS Grid Ref: 424600 563820
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Local Authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
NR Region: North East
PTE: Tyne & Wear
ELR: ECM6 80m 16ch, ECM7 0m ch
This station is part of the Tyne & Wear PTE
CRS: NCL / NLC: 7728 / TIPLOC(S): NWCSTLE
Station Facility Owner: London North Eastern Railway
OS Grid Ref: 424600 563820
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Local Authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
NR Region: North East
PTE: Tyne & Wear
ELR: ECM6 80m 16ch, ECM7 0m ch
This station is part of the Tyne & Wear PTE
Fares
Enter a stations three letter 'CRS' code, it's 4 digit 'NLC' code or 4 or more letters of any UK station, to search the fare manual. For more detail, including historical pricing, restrictions & ticket types, visit our fares & ticketing pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Newcastle's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Chester-Le-Street | 8.30 |
Dunston | 2.29 |
Heworth | 2.98 |
Manors | 0.58 |