Byker Metro station
Byker is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mankind 2k, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: metro station in Tyne & Wear
- Also known as: “Byker” and “Byker metro station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East End Library and Church of St Silas.
East End Library
Library
Photo: Philip Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East End Library is situated 480 feet northeast of Byker Metro station.
Church of St Silas
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Silas is situated 1,100 feet west of Byker Metro station.
Church of St Michael With St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Eddytommy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Michael With St Lawrence is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Byker Metro station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heaton and Battlefield.
Heaton
Suburb
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heaton is a district and suburb in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England, two miles east of the city centre. It is bordered by the neighbouring areas of Walkergate to the east, Jesmond to the north west, Byker to the south, and Sandyford to the west.
Sandyford
Suburb
Sandyford is a small district in central Newcastle upon Tyne. It represents the north-eastern border of central Newcastle, with the suburbs of Jesmond to the north and Heaton to the east.
Byker Metro station
- Categories: Tyne and Wear Metro station, station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97604° or 54° 58′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.58034° or 1° 34′ 49″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Operator
NexusNetwork
Tyne and Wear MetroOpen location code
9C6WXCG9+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4524026887OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
7676981Wikidata ID
Q5004101
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Byker Metro station” goes by many names.
- French: “Byker”
- Italian: “Byker”
- Ukrainian: “Байкер”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Byker Metro station”. Photo: Mankind 2k, CC BY 3.0.