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Metrocentre is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in the Dunston area of Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station , near to the River Tyne . Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986, and the official opening being held on 14 October that year.
This is a list of the largest shopping centres in the United Kingdom, listed by retail size in square metres (m 2). Only centres with space of 65,000 m 2 (700,000 sq ft) or more are listed. Some of these are out-of-town centres, while others are part of a city or town centre shopping district, which in almost all cases also includes many stores ...
MetroCentre (shopping centre), a large shopping and leisure centre located in Gateshead, United Kingdom; Metrocenter Mall (Jackson, Mississippi), a shopping mall in Jackson, Mississippi, USA; Metrocenter (Phoenix, Arizona), a shopping mall in Phoenix, Arizona, USA
The New Metroland formerly known as Metroland, Metro Centre, Gateshead (1988-2008) Once Upon a Time, Ilfracombe, Devon (1990–2005) Peter Pan's Playground (1951–2010) Pleasure Island Family Theme Park, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire (1993–2016) SegaWorld London (1996–1999) Tucktonia, Dorset (1976–1986) Wet N Wild, North Shields (1993–2020)
With the development of the MetroCentre and competition from nearby Newcastle upon Tyne city centre, commercial interests in Gateshead town centre have declined. The 1985 opening of the Gateshead Interchange, a bus and metro transport hub, combined with changes to town centre access for private motorists, made the car park largely redundant ...
The station was opened on 3 August 1987 by British Rail, and was initially named Gateshead MetroCentre. [1] The station's name was later shortened to MetroCentre on 17 May 1993. [2] The station is situated on a section of line built by the North Eastern Railway, which was constructed in sections between 1893 and 1909. [3]
Team Valley is a trading estate located in Gateshead. It is home to the Retail World retail park, with many large, international companies based in the area's trading estate. In 2017, there were approximately 700 companies on the estate, employing approximately 20,000 people. [1] The residential area known as the Teams is adjacent to Dunston. [2]
Metrocentre Interchange serves the Metrocentre in Gateshead. The bus station was originally constructed in the late 1980s, opened in 1987. [1] In the early 2000s, the former bus station was demolished, with the current bus station opened in October 2004. [2] [3] A footbridge connects Metrocentre Interchange with the railway station and coach park.