Euan's Guide Home
    Home//Read full review

    Haymarket Metro Station

    Newcastle upon Tyne

    Haymarket Metro Station

    4

    Date of visit: September 2026

    I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: a hidden impairment, accessing toilets and moving around.

    I use or have experience of: changing places toilet, disabled toilet, hidden impairment, powerchair, toilet with hoist, toilets, walking aid, wheelchair

    A modern, curved glass-and-steel building with a prominent curved facade, featuring the entrance to the Haymarket Metro station under a dark signboard.An automated wide-aisle accessibility fare gate with transparent glass panels and wheelchair symbols in a transit station.A modern, curved glass-and-steel building with a prominent curved facade, featuring the entrance to the Haymarket Metro station under a dark signboard.An indoor shot of the Caledonian Travel Centre entrance inside the Haymarket Metro Station interchange in Newcastle upon Tyne.Interior of a stainless steel elevator car featuring a mirror, handrail, and operation panel.Emergency intercom panel with an SOS telephone icon, a red push button, a speaker grille, and three status indicator lights labeled Speak, Notified, and Wait.An underground train platform featuring curved, tiled walls with advertisements and a yellow tactile safety line along the edge.An underground train platform inside a curved tunnel featuring white, pink, dark blue, and teal tiled bands along the wall with framed advertisements.Interior view of a stainless steel elevator with reflective walls and a prominent yellow handrail on the left.An underground train platform with curved white panelled walls and a matching arched ceiling.A modern corridor with white paneled walls and a stainless steel elevator at the end.A digital advertising display stand on a modern underground railway platform next to a "Way out" exit signEntrance to Haymarket Metro station beneath a curved glass building reflection.An indoor view of a modern transit station concourse featuring multiple metallic escalators, a speckled floor, and a curved wall adorned with vibrant, multicolored vertical stripes under a brightly lit tiled ceiling.Two automated Tyne and Wear Metro ticket machines inside a transit station.Elevator control panel with buttons for Ground, Basement, and Platform levels.A reserved wheelchair space on a public transit vehicle with an instruction sign and a padded backrest.

    Overall Rating

    Rating Emoji

    Good

    Haymarket Metro is a busy station right in the city centre, with step-free access to the platforms via lifts. There are accessible ticket gates and plenty of space around the station, although it can get pretty busy at peak times. The tram-style level boarding makes getting on and off the Metro straightforward. This stop is ideal for those doing a bit of shopping, or going underground to Newcastle Railway Station.

    Disabled Access In and Around

    Rating Emoji

    Good

    Access is consistent with other underground stops in the area, with a lift, large enough for a power chair user. The lift has a braille panel beside the call buttons, and a hearing loop. Steps with rails and tactile markings, and escalators are also available. The platform has fold down benches and overhead signage. The edges have tactile markings and yellow lines.

    Accessible facilities: Lift to all areas, Seating at regular intervals, Step-free entrance, Step-free access to most areas

    Parking & Transport

    Rating Emoji

    Good

    I travelled to this place by walk or wheel

    Located a stone's throw from Haymarket and Eldon Square bus station, transport links are great.

    Accessible Toilets

    There are no toilets at this station.

    Staff

    Rating Emoji

    Good

    Two members of staff offered me assistance when I arrived at the station.

    Back to reviews
    Review this place

    Sign up to our newsletter!

    Stay up to date with the latest news, announcements and articles.