Opening
The station was the terminus of the Metro system, when the first stage opened in 1980. Empty trains reversed using the trailing crossover between here and Monument. However, this was a temporary measure, as the system was extended southwards through the city centre to Heworth the following year. The first train from Haymarket was to Tynemouth on 11 August 1980. A number of buildings housing a Greenwood’s clothes store, Nobles amusement arcade and the old Tatler cinema were demolished to make way for the station.
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