Station

Station facilities

  • Parking
  • Shops
  • Ticket machine
  • Ticket office
  • Toilets
  • Wifi
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General service information
Staffing Level
Full time
Closed Circuit Television
Yes
Information Available From Staff
Yes - from information point
Yes - from ticket office
Information Services Open

Information available from Travel Centre at these times .


CIS
  • Departure Screens
  • Arrival Screens
  • Announcements
Customer Help Points
Yes

Customer Information Point on Main Concourse. Open 08:30 till 18:30 Monday to Saturday, 09:30 till 18:30 Sunday

Ticket buying and collection
Ticket Office
Yes
Prepurchase Collection
Ticket Office: Yes
Ticket Machine: Yes
Ticket Machine
Yes
Oystercard Issued

No

Use Oystercard

No

Always Show Oyster Card Fields

No

Smartcard Issued
Yes
Smartcard Topup
Ticket Office: Yes
Ticket Machine: Yes
Smartcard Validator
Yes
Penalty Fares
GR
All station facilities
First Class Lounge

Located

South end of Platform 3

Opening hours

Monday - Friday 06:15 - 20:00 Saturday 06:15 - 17:00 Sunday 09:00 - 20:00

Located

South end of Platform 3

Assistance dogs and other well behaved dogs on leads will be permitted in all LNER First Class Lounges

Tickets Accepted

  • Fully inter-available First Class Season Ticket (i.e. tickets not specific to one train
  • Any First Class Open ticket valid for travel on the LNER route
  • LNER First Advance (routed LNER/LNER & connections)
  • LNER First Class Reader Offer (routed LNER/LNER & connections)
  • LNER Self Print First Class Upgrade voucher (routed LNER/LNER & connections)
  • Inclusive Tour Tickets
  • Weekend First

Restricted tickets

  • All First Class tickets valid only on other train operators, including Caledonian Sleepers

Facilities

Toilets / Meeting rooms, TV, newspapers

Refreshments

Complimentary: tea/coffee/hot chocolate/orange juice/water/ biscuits

Wi-Fi

Yes

Showers

No

Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room
Mon-Fri 04:00 to 21:00
Saturday 04:00 to 21:00
Sunday 07:00 to 21:00

This station has heated waiting rooms available. Seating is available at an accessible height in the waiting room and on platforms

Waiting Room opening hours are at all times that the station is open

Trolleys
Yes
Station Buffet
Yes

Coffee shop Food vending machine Public House/Bar Food outlet (Seating available)

Toilets
Yes

The toilets are located on Platform 3, Platform 4 and Platform 12. The National key toilets are located on Platforms 3 and 4, and a changing places toilet is available on Platform 12; these toilets are operated by a RADAR key. A RADAR key is available from the Customer Information Point (located on the Main Concourse), Station Management Centre (located on the Main Concourse) or from station staff on Platform 3/4. Toilet opening hours are at all times that the station is open.

Baby Change
Yes
Telephones
Yes
Wi Fi
Yes
Post Box
Yes

Outside the station

Atm Machine
Yes

In the Main Square next to Boots

Shops
Yes

 WH Smith, Boots, Sainsbury, Costa, Cafe Nero, Pumpkin Cafe, AMT Coffee,.Greggs, Centurion,Destination 1850 and M&S

Accessibility and mobility access
Helpline

03457 225 225 or 18001 03457 225 225 (Text relay service)

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Staff Help Available

When arriving for booked or turn-up-and-go assistance, the meeting point is the Customer Information Point on the main concourse. Staff are available to provide Passenger Assist at all times that trains are operating for customers who have booked or who travel as turn-up-and-go. Assistance is available both to board/alight trains and also navigating around the station.

Mon-Fri 04:00 to 00:15
Saturday 04:00 to 23:30
Sunday 07:00 to 00:15
Induction Loop
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines
Yes

Accessible machine are located on the main concourse

Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter
Yes

Travel Centre Floor Walkers will assist any disabled passengers unable to access the booking office window

Ramp For Train Access
Yes
Accessible Taxis

No

Accessible Public Telephones

Platform 3

National Key Toilets
Yes

The National key toilets are located on Platforms 3 and 4, and a changing places toilet is available on Platform 12; these toilets are operated by a radar key. A radar key is available from the Customer Information Point (located on the Main Concourse), Station Management Centre (located on the Main Concourse) or from station staff on Platforms 3/4.

Step Free Access

Please note that although this station is classified step-free, the bridge between the platforms is quite steep. Lifts are available using a subway but only to platforms 1-4 and platforms 9-12. Staff are available to assist using the footbridge.

This station is a category B2 station according to the Office of Rail and Road station classification system https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955.

Staff can deploy station ramps at all times when trains are operating through this station to help customers who need step-free access board any train at this station. Where in circumstances beyond our control station staff are not available, on train staff can deploy the on board ramp if necessary.


Coverage: partial Station
Ticket Gates
Yes
Impaired Mobility Set Down
Yes
Wheelchairs Available
Yes
Assisted Travel

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Parking information
Cycle Storage
Spaces: 122
Sheltered: Yes
Cctv: Yes
Location:

Platform 12 at the south end of the station and outside the Station Management Centre at the north end of the station.


Annotation:

28 stands accommodating 56 cycles


Type: Stands
CarPark
Car parking1:

Operator Name: London North Eastern Railway
Name: Long Stay Car Park
Spaces: 454

Number Accessible Spaces: 17
Accessible Spaces Note:

Parking is chargeable for all vehicles. Weekday Off Peak rates are applied from 10:00.


Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
Cctv: Yes
Open:
Mon-Sun 04:00 to 23:00

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Car parking2:

Operator Name: London North Eastern Railway
Name: Short stay
Spaces: 27

Number Accessible Spaces: 3
Accessible Spaces Note:

The short stay car park has 20 normal spaces 3 accessible spaces 4 drop off/ pick up and 4 motorcycle spaces


Accessible Car Park Equipment: No
Accessible Car Park Equipment Note:

Short Stay Car Park, first twenty minutes free of charge.


Cctv: Yes
Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Rail Replacement Services

Rail Replacement Coaches leave from the front of the station.

Taxi Rank

Newcastle is a large station, taxis are available 24/7 from the station taxi rank.

Onward Travel

Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

Metro Services

Tyne & Wear 'Metro' runs from platforms adjacent to station concourse. For details: www.nexus.org.uk

Airport

Tyne & Wear 'Metro' provides a daily, frequent direct train service to the Newcastle airport terminal. For details: www.nexus.org.uk

Port

Bus to DFDS ferry terminal departs from the end of the short stay car park.

Passenger services
Customer Service

We welcome your feedback, suggestions and ideas to help us to make changes that can develop and grow our business.

This station has Secure Station Accreditation

Left Luggage

No

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Lost Property
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Live departures and arrivals