Gateshead Bus Lanes & Bus Gates — Operating Times

Camera-enforced bus lanes and bus gates in Gateshead, with hours, permitted vehicles and fines. Bus lane PCNs here are £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days.

Covers Blaydon, Felling, Whickham, Birtley, Ryton, Dunston, Low Fell and Rowlands Gill — bus lanes and bus gates in these areas are enforced by Gateshead Council, so any we track there are listed below. They are listed by road name, exactly as the road appears on the PCN and the roadside sign.

RoadTypeOperating timesWho can use it
A184 Felling BypassA184 Felling Bypass — the inside lane of the eastbound carriageway from a point 76 metres east of the junction with Lingey Lane, then continuing on the westbound carriageway to a point 37 metres east of Heworth RoundaboutBus lane24/7Local buses
A694 Spa Well RoadA694 Spa Well Road — the inside lane of the northbound carriageway from a point 89 metres south of the centre of the roundabout at Hexham Road / Shibdon Road, running south-west for 558 metresBus lane24/7Buses, Pedal cycles, Hackney carriages+1 more
Askew RoadAskew Road, north side (eastbound) — from the junction with High Street running west for 84 metres, and from a point 128 metres west of High Street running west for 46 metresBus lane24/7Local buses
High StreetHigh Street, Gateshead — the outside lane of the northbound carriageway from a point 248 metres north-west of the junction with Jackson Street, running north-west for 30 metresBus lane24/7Buses, Pedal cycles, Hackney carriages+1 more
High Street, Wrekenton (eastern lane)the eastern lane between the junctions with Springwell Avenue and Wrekenton RowBus lane24/7Buses, Pedal cycles
High Street, Wrekenton (western lane)the western lane from a point 15 metres north of the northern kerbline of Wrekenton Row, running north for 11 metresBus lane24/7Buses, Pedal cycles
High West StreetHigh West Street, Gateshead — northbound carriageway from a point 104 metres north of the junction with Warwick Street, running north to the junction with the A184 Regent Street, a distance of 59 metresBus lane24/7Local buses, Pedal cycles
South Shore RoadSouth Shore Road, Gateshead Quays — the entire carriageway from a point 165 metres west of the junction with Mill Road, running west for 112 metresBus only street24/7Buses, Pedal cycles, Hackney carriages+1 more
West Central Route (A184)West Central Route (A184) — the inside lane of the northbound carriageway from a point 97.5 metres north-east of the junction with Mulgrave Terrace running north-east then north for 163.5 metres, then the central lane north-west for 34 metresBus lane24/7Buses, Pedal cycles
📊 How much does Gateshead Council make from these cameras? We've published its bus lane PCN figures — 147,484 fines and £5.97m gross over 5 years — from FOI data. See the Gateshead fines data →

Missing a road? Restrictions change and new bus gates appear every year. Check how to look up any bus lane, and remember: the roadside sign is the legal authority.