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Park and Ride choices into Newcastle and Gateshead If you can't get from your home to your destination direct by public transport then why not Park and Ride? The Government is urging all households to cut five miles a week from the amount they drive in an effort to reduce the impact of climate change ad carbon use. Park and Ride is an easy way to reduce the amount you drive while still juggling the demands of a busy modern lifestyle - like getting the kids to school, doing the shopping and still getting to work on time. Here's a quick guide to park and ride options on different routes into Newcastle and Sunderland: Tyne Valley and West Gateshead Tyne Valley rail line - FREE parking and cycle racks at Wylam, Prudhoe and Stocksfield make travel by Northern trains the easy option. Blaydon Shopping Centre - Park FREE in the main car park just off the A695, and catch up to 18 buses an hour into Newcastle. New Park and Ride bus stops added this year next to library. Ponteland and A1 from Northumberland Callerton Parkway and Kingston Park Metro - Beat the A1 jams by parking just off the A696 for only £1 a day. Newcastle Great Parks bus - Catch Arriva bus M46 from the FREE spacious car parks off the A1 to Regent Centre or Haymarket in Newcastle. Spine Road, South East Northumberland and Whitley Bay Northumberland Park Metro - Just off the A19 and A186 Earsdon Road. £1 a day with up to 10 trains an hour into Newcastle and Whitley Bay. Four Lane Ends Metro - perfect if you use the Spine Road and are fed up with traffic jams in Jesmond. £1 a day and less then 15 minutes from Monument. A19, Washington and Felling Bypass Commuting to and from Sunderland: Stadium of Light - commuting from Sunderland? Park FREE at Stadium of Light Metro and enjoy the journey for a change.
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