Regent Centre Interchange

Regent Centre
Regent Centre
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne ; England
Coordinates	55°00′43″N1°37′18″W / 55.0119539°N 1.6216284°W
Grid reference	NZ242686
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus stands	5
Construction
Parking	183 spaces
Bicycle facilities	4 cycle lockers; 5 cycle pods;
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	RGC
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
10 May 1981	Opened
Passengers
2017/18	0.71 million
Services
Location
	Regent Centre Location in Newcastle upon Tyne Regent Centre Location in Tyne and Wear

Last updated November 25, 2023

Regent Centre is a Tyne and Wear Metro station in Zone B, serving the suburb of Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. It joined the network on 10 May 1981, following the opening of the second phase of the network, between South Gosforth and Bank Foot.

History

Regent Centre is situated at the site of the former West Gosforth station, which opened in June 1905, as part of the Ponteland and Darras Hall branch of the Blyth and Tyne Railway. The line closed to passengers in June 1929, with the station closing to goods services in August 1967.^[2]^[3]

West Gosforth station consisted of two side platforms, a simple pitched roof station building, and a signal box. The station was demolished entirely in the late 1970s, in order to allow for the construction of Regent Centre Interchange.^[2] The new station takes its name from the adjacent Regent Centre business park which had been constructed in the years leading up to the conversion of the railway line to Metro.^[4]

Regent Centre Interchange consists of a two platform station below street level, covered by the station concourse. A multi-storey car park and bus station are located on the upper level, with a tall canopy covering the entrance to the station building, extending across the bus station.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with two lifts providing step-free access to platforms. As part of the Metro: All Change programme, new lifts^[5] and escalators were installed at the station in 2013.^[6]^[7]

The station is equipped with ticket machines, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.^[8]^[9] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.^[10]^[11] The station houses a newsagent's shop in the ticket hall.

There is a large pay and display car park available at the station, with 183 spaces, plus eight accessible spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with four cycle lockers and five cycle pods available for use. A bus interchange is also available at the station, providing frequent connections in and around Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland.^[12]

Services

As of November 2023^[update], the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday. Additional services operate between Pelaw or South Shields and Regent Centre at peak times.^[13]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

Bus station

The bus station is located above the Tyne and Wear Metro station. It opened in May 1981, and similarly to Heworth and Four Lane Ends, was purpose-built for the Tyne and Wear Metro network.

Regent Centre Interchange is served by Arriva North East and Go North East's local bus services, with frequent routes serving Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland. The bus station has five departure stands^[14] (lettered A–E). Each stand is fitted with seating, next bus information displays, and timetable posters.

Art

A large mural features on the external wall of the station building. Created by Anthony Lowe, Metro Morning was commissioned in 1988, and depicts passengers travelling in a representation of a rush-hour train.^[15]
Nic Armstrong's Have You Paid and Displayed? was commissioned in 2001, and features in the stairwell of the multi-storey car park. It depicts the everyday lives of the car park's users and Tyne and Wear Metro passengers, set amongst contrasting landscape images.^[16]

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References

↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
1 2 "Disused Stations: West Gosforth Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
↑ "West Gosforth Station". Northumbrian Railways. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
↑ "Regent Centre". Mayfield Property. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
↑ "Refurbishment works starts at Walkergate Metro station". Nexus. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
↑ "Gateshead escalator replacement complete". Nexus. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
↑ "Out with the old!". Twitter. @My_Metro. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
↑ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
↑ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
↑ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
↑ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
↑ "Timetables and stations: Regent Centre". Nexus. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
↑ "Timetables and stations: Regent Centre". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 30 March 2021.
↑ "Regent Centre bus station". Nexus.
↑ "'Metro Morning' by Anthony Lowe". Nexus. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
↑ "'Have you Paid and Displayed' by Nic Armstrong". Nexus. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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[1] "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[disusedstations-2] 1 2 "Disused Stations: West Gosforth Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[3] "West Gosforth Station". Northumbrian Railways. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[4] "Regent Centre". Mayfield Property. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

[5] "Refurbishment works starts at Walkergate Metro station". Nexus. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[6] "Gateshead escalator replacement complete". Nexus. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[7] "Out with the old!". Twitter. @My_Metro. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[:11-8] "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[:12-9] "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[:13-10] "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[:14-11] "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[:0-12] "Timetables and stations: Regent Centre". Nexus. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[:03-13] "Timetables and stations: Regent Centre". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[14] "Regent Centre bus station". Nexus.

[15] "'Metro Morning' by Anthony Lowe". Nexus. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[16] "'Have you Paid and Displayed' by Nic Armstrong". Nexus. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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