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Monument

Monument is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Monument area of the city of in , England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between and .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: metro station in Tyne & Wear
  • Also known as: “Monument metro station” and “Monument Metro station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St James’ Park and Monument Mall.

Stadium
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St James' Park is a football stadium in , England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,264, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England. is situated 1,900 feet west of Monument.

Shopping center
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a shopping centre in central , . The centre is currently owned by Motcomb Estates, the property investment vehicle of David and Simon Reuben, and was purchased for £37m in April 2021.

Movie theater
Photo: The JPS, CC BY 3.0.
The is an independent cinema in . It is the city's only full-time independent cultural , specialising in the screening of independent and world cinema from across the globe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grainger Town and Chinatown.

Suburb
Photo: EL36ML, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic commercial centre of , . It covers approximately 36 ha. Almost all of is in Newcastle's Central Conservation Area, one of the first designated in .

Locality
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The in Newcastle is a district of , located in the west of the city, on the edge of the shopping and commercial centre, along Stowell Street.

Suburb
is an area in the north of central . The area has several transport hubs including , and .

Monument

Latitude
54.97401° or 54° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.61317° or 1° 36′ 47″ west
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
Operator
Nexus
Network
Tyne and Wear Metro
Open location code
9C6WX9FP+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 98154435
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7691670
Wiki­data ID
Q6906821
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Monument” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “紀念碑站”
  • French: “Monument”
  • Italian: “Monument”
  • Japanese: “モニュメント駅”
  • Ukrainian: “Мон’юмент”

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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 “Monument”. Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.