Airport–South Hylton line

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The Airport–South Hylton line is a Tyne and Wear Metro route in North East England that links Newcastle Airport with Sunderland via central Newcastle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tyne and Wear Metro line
rapid transit line
category Airport rail link
Underground and metro line in England
connectsAirport Newcastle International Airport
connectsTo Central Station Metro station
Gateshead Interchange
Haymarket Metro station
Monument Metro station
Newcastle Airport terminal
Park Lane Interchange
Pelaw Metro station
Sunderland railway station
linked to: Sunderland station
country England
United Kingdom
electrification 1500 V DC overhead line
fareSystem Tyne and Wear Metro zonal fare system
hasColourOnMap green
hasThroughServicesWith other Tyne and Wear Metro routes at central Newcastle
locatedIn North East England
openedAsMetroExtension 2002 Sunderland extension
operator Nexus
partOf Tyne and Wear Metro
primaryFunction link Newcastle Airport with Sunderland via central Newcastle
regionServed City of Sunderland
linked to: Sunderland

Tyne and Wear
servesCity Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
serviceFrequency higher frequency in peak periods (typical)
up to every 12 minutes off-peak (typical)
serviceType all-stations stopping service
systemOperator Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
terminus Newcastle Airport
South Hylton
trackGauge standard gauge
usesInfrastructure former Durham Coast Line alignment (between Sunderland and South Hylton)
former Sunderland to South Shields railway alignment (between Pelaw and Sunderland)
usesRollingStock Tyne and Wear Metro Class 599 (Stadler) trains
Tyne and Wear Metro Class 994 (Metrocars)
via Gateshead
Pelaw
Sunderland city centre
linked to: Sunderland

central Newcastle upon Tyne

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Haymarket Metro station locatedOn Airport–South Hylton line