Howdon Metro station

Howdon
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Howdon, North Tyneside England
Coordinates	54°59′45″N 1°29′39″W / 54.9959066°N 1.4941598°W / 54.9959066; -1.4941598
Grid reference	NZ324669
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	HOW
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	Newcastle and North Shields Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
18 June 1839	Opened as Howdon
1 December 1875	Renamed Howdon-on-Tyne
11 August 1980	Closed for conversion
14 November 1982	Reopened as Howdon
Passengers
2017/18	0.38 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Percy Main towards South Shields via Whitley Bay Yellow Line Hadrian Road towards St James
Location Howdon Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Howdon is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Howdon, North Tyneside 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.