<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year (s) which end or originate at Newcastle from Office of Rail and Road statistics . Methodology may vary year on year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> UK Railways portal </Td> </Tr> <P> Newcastle railway station (also known as Newcastle Central) is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear . It is 268 miles 56 chains (432.4 km) down the line from London King's Cross and on the main line it is situated between Chester - le - Street to the south and Manors to the north . Its three - letter station code is NCL . </P> <P> Opened in 1850, it is a Grade I listed building and is located in the city centre at the southern edge of Grainger Town and to the west of the Castle Keep . It is a nationally important transport hub, being both a terminus and through - station on the main line between London and Edinburgh, the Durham Coast Line to Middlesbrough, and the Tyne Valley Line to Carlisle . It is also served by the adjoining Central Station on the Tyne and Wear Metro . As of September 2017, the main line station is managed by Virgin Trains East Coast . </P>

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