In town recently for the Newcastle vs. West Ham game, we took a train to London the next morning…read more Being our first time in town, we didn't know what to expect in terms of the station, but our experience was positive and in line with the other reviews... We found the staff helpful, the station easy enough to navigate, etc... I was glad that we arrived early to find which platform our LNER train was on (#3) and then figure out what area to board based on our prebooked tickets. I didn't realize until it was too late that there was a designated warmer indoor area for us to wait. Bummer! Our train departed on time but did hit a delay on our route... clearly that is not the fault of the Newcastle Central Station, however. I'm not sure if/when I'll be back, but if you find yourself in the area, this is a beautiful station to come into or out of. Safe travels!

It's living history in this city of seven bridges. The train station is 224 years old and it is…read morefree to go into, explore and admire. The station opened in August 1850, as part of the then Newcastle & Carlisle Railway and York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway. Now it's a Grade 1 listed building located in the city's Grainger Town area, to the west of the Castle Keep. The station was noted for its complex set of diamond crossings to the east of the station which facilitated access to the High Level Bridge and northbound East Coast Main Line and was said to be the greatest such crossing in the world. The crossing was the subject of many early-1900s post cards, titled The Largest Railway Crossing in the World, photographed from the castle (towards the station), or from the station towards the castle. Trains cross the River Tyne on one of two bridges. The older High Level Bridge, south-east of the station, was designed by Robert Stephenson opened on 27 September 1849. Its location meant north-south trains had to reverse in the station to continue their journey. The King Edward VII Bridge south-west of the station opened on 10 July 1906 allowing north-south trains to continue without reversing. The two bridges enable the trackwork north and south of the river to form a complete circle, allowing trains to be turned if necessary. The former Gateshead depot next to the connecting tracks on the south side of the Tyne, mirrored Newcastle station.

During my on-going time in Newcastle, I have been in four rather large bus stations, one of them…read morebeing this one here at Haymarket, it is one of the two main bus stations serving the city centre of Newcastle, alongside the one at Eldon Square. Compared to the other stations i have visited in the area: Gateshead, Metrocentre and Eldon Square this is sadly one of the poorest due to the old fashioned nature of the store, it is located and built into the huge Marks and Spencer store in Newcastle, yet it is quite convenient the location as it also has direct access into the food hall, making it quite quick and easy to get perhaps a snack or something to eat before you travel. One of the main reasons I dislike Haymarket is the old fashioned nature of the building, unlike the other three they don't have a large electronic board showing your next bus to your destination, instead it just had individual ones with the final destination of the bus, for example 23 Angel at each stand. There also is a really small Cosy Newsagents into the bus station and a metro station opposite, there now seems to be slightly fewer services calling in after Eldon Square's bus station, which seems quite new came into effect, I sadly feel due to rivals for city centre and other bus stations and the old fashioned nature of this bus station,Haymarket Station only deserves a two star rating, gaining an extra star through providing buses to that area of the city centre, fairly close to the end of Northumberland Street and the likes of Starbucks, Lloyds Bank and TSB.