Dunston railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Dunston, Gateshead England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°57′00″N 1°38′29″W / 54.9499976°N 1.6414408°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ230617 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DOT | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | |||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 January 1909 | Opened as Dunston-on-Tyne | ||||
| 1 May 1918 | Closed | ||||
| 1 October 1919 | Reopened | ||||
| 4 May 1926 | Closed | ||||
| 1 October 1984 | Reopened as Dunston | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 19,698 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 6,936 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 17,938 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 24,538 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 46,762 | ||||
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Dunston is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 2 miles 23 chains (2.29 mi; 3.68 km) west of Newcastle, serves the suburb of Dunston, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.