The station was situated near to the junction of the Great North Road (B1318) and Hollywood Avenue.
The station site is now occupied by the Regent Centre Interchange on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
In March 1905, the 7-mile section from South Gosforth to Ponteland was opened to goods traffic, with passenger services commencing in June 1905.
[2][4] In May 1981, the line between South Gosforth and Bank Foot was rebuilt to become part of the Tyne and Wear Metro network.
Freight traffic to and from Rowntree's factory and ICI Callerton continued to share the line with the metro until they closed in July 1988 and March 1989 respectively.