Newcastle Central Station
Newcastle Central Station, is the railway station in the heart of Newcastle
upon Tyne, England and is the main stop on the East Coast Main Line.
The Central Station was designed by John Dobson for a company which later became the North Eastern Railway. The Station was built in conjuction with Robert Stephenson between 1845 & 1850.
It is a Grade 1 listed building and was opened in 1850 by Queen Victoria, it is also connected to the Tyne & Wear Metro station.
An underground station for Tyne and Wear Metro trains was constructed during the late 1970s, and opened in 1981.
The station is known for its very complex diamond crossing, this allowed access to the High Level Bridge and also th e East Coast main line and is considered to be the most well known crossing in the world.