Gateshead Railway Statistics

There are four railway stations in Gateshead.

Busiest Stations

The four Busiest Stations

  1. 1 MetroCentre 320,764
  2. 2 Blaydon 44,158
  3. 3 Heworth 29,148
  4. 4 Dunston 24,538

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Gateshead peaked during 1998-99 with 649,772 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 24% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 112% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Gateshead table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98640,205
1998-99649,772
1999-00639,006
2000-01571,512
2001-02480,653
2002-03364,677
2003-04 
2004-05403,977
2005-06403,092
2006-07396,105
2007-08406,600
2008-09403,270
2009-10396,554
2010-11389,104
2011-12380,460
2012-13395,112
2013-14398,428
2014-15395,324
2015-16395,324
2016-17396,906
2017-18383,222
2018-19362,242
2019-20374,934
2020-2188,150
2021-22361,468
2022-23418,608
2023-24