Newcastle Central Station is situated on Britain's east coast main line linking England and Scotland. It is directly accessible from London King's Cross, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The travel from London King's cross to Newcastle takes approximately three or four hours and the tickets cost between ?50 and ?100, though cheaper ones are often available if booked in advance. Trains run every three minutes at peak times through central Newcastle and services run between 6am and 11pm daily. The Newcastle Central Station was built between 1845-50 and its exuberant portico dates back to 1863. It was designed by Prosser, which was later extended by W. Bell in 1890. The design of Newcastle Central station is an example of the ornamental work of the Doric order. The Newcastle central station handles around 500,00 passengers from Gateshead station and also 850,000 passengers from Newcastle to North Shields Line annually.
A metro station is also located at the Central station for the ease of passengers. The metro from here goes to Haymarket, Monument, Jesmond, Ilford Road, Gosforth and then on to either the Coast or Airport. There are more train services from Newcastle Central Station. Great North Eastern Railways (GNER) and Virgin Trains both of which serves major destinations in UK. Apart from these there are also services from Arriva Northern, TransPenine Express, travel line and local Metro which serve particular destinations for the comfort of the visitors. Both GNER and Virgin trains operate frequent trains from Newcastle to London. They also offer special discounts on up and down fares. Before you take up those trains check for their special discounts. Apart from the trains at Central station there are also local metros, which are considered as the fastest and easiest way to travel within Newcastle. This metro connects Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North and South Tyne and Wear.
