List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

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A schematic map of the Tyne and Wear Metro system

The following is a list of Tyne and Wear Metro stations.

Purpose-built stations[edit]

The following stations were built specifically for the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Station Code Opened Line
Airport Edit this on WikidataAPT17 Nov 1991Green line
Bank Foot Edit this on WikidataBFT10 May 1981Green line
Bede Edit this on WikidataBDE24 Mar 1984Yellow line
Byker Edit this on WikidataBYK14 Nov 1982Yellow line
Callerton Parkway Edit this on WikidataCAL17 Nov 1991Green line
Central Station Edit this on WikidataCEN15 Nov 1981Yellow line, Green line
Chichester Edit this on WikidataCHI24 Mar 1984Yellow line
Chillingham Road Edit this on WikidataCRD14 Nov 1982Yellow line
Fawdon Edit this on WikidataFAW10 May 1981Green line
Fellgate Edit this on WikidataFEG31 Mar 2002Green line
Four Lane Ends Edit this on WikidataFLE11 Aug 1980Yellow line
Gateshead Edit this on WikidataGHD15 Nov 1981Yellow line, Green line
Gateshead Stadium[note 1] Edit this on WikidataGST15 Nov 1981Green line, Yellow line
Hadrian Road Edit this on WikidataHDR14 Nov 1982Yellow line
Haymarket Edit this on WikidataHAY11 Aug 1980Yellow line, Green line
Heworth Edit this on WikidataHEW15 Nov 1981Green line, Yellow line
Ilford Road Edit this on WikidataILF11 Aug 1980Yellow line, Green line
Jesmond Edit this on WikidataJES11 Aug 1980Yellow line, Green line
Kingston Park Edit this on WikidataKSP15 Sep 1985Green line
Manors Edit this on WikidataMAN14 Nov 1982Yellow line
Meadow Well[note 2] Edit this on WikidataMWL14 Nov 1982Yellow line
Millfield Edit this on WikidataMLF31 Mar 2002Green line
Monument Edit this on WikidataMMT15 Nov 1981Yellow line, Green line
Northumberland Park Edit this on WikidataNPK11 Dec 2005Yellow line
Pallion Edit this on WikidataPAL31 Mar 2002Green line
Palmersville Metro station Edit this on WikidataPMV19 Mar 1986Yellow line
Park Lane Edit this on WikidataPLI28 Apr 2002Green line
Pelaw[note 3] Edit this on WikidataPLW16 Sep 1985Green line, Yellow line
Regent Centre Edit this on WikidataRGC10 May 1981Green line
Simonside Edit this on WikidataSMD17 Mar 2008Yellow line
St James Edit this on WikidataSJM14 Nov 1982Yellow line
St Peter's Edit this on WikidataSTZ16 Apr 2001Green line
Shiremoor Edit this on WikidataSMR11 Aug 1980Yellow line
South Hylton Edit this on WikidataSHL31 Mar 2002Green line
South Shields Edit this on WikidataSSS23 Mar 1984[1]Yellow line
Stadium of Light Edit this on WikidataSFC31 Mar 2002Green line
Tyne Dock Edit this on WikidataTDK24 Mar 1984Yellow line
University Edit this on WikidataUNI31 Mar 2002Green line
Wansbeck Road Edit this on WikidataWBR10 May 1981Green line

Converted stations[edit]

A metro train for St James arrives at Tynemouth station

These stations were built prior to the Metro system, but have since been converted or re-built for Metro use. All except Sunderland now serve Metro trains only.

This list does not include Fawdon, Bank Foot, and Regent Centre, which are located on the sites of the former Coxlodge, Kenton, and West Gosforth stations on what was once the Ponteland Railway, but which closed to passenger traffic in 1929; Pelaw, which was added to the Metro in 1985, and which is sited to the south of the former station of that name; Northumberland Park, opened 2005, built on the approximate site of the previous Backworth station, closed in 1979; and Palmersville, added in 1985, close to the short-lived Benton Square station (which was open 1909-1915). In addition, Jesmond, Manors, and Central Station are all purpose-built underground stations that were built near to, and share names with, previous suburban stations, and South Shields is built upon a bridge closer to the town centre than the previous mainline station of that name.

Station Code Opened Metro since Line(s)
Benton Edit this on WikidataBTN1 Mar 187111 Aug 1980Yellow line
Brockley Whins[note 4] Edit this on WikidataBNR19 Jun 183931 March 2002Green line
Cullercoats Edit this on WikidataCUL3 Jul 188211 Aug 1980Yellow line
East Boldon Edit this on WikidataEBL19 Jun 183931 Mar 2002Green line
Felling Edit this on WikidataFEL18 Nov 189615 Nov 1981Yellow line, Green line
Hebburn Edit this on WikidataHEB22 Jun 183924 Mar 1984Yellow line
Howdon Edit this on WikidataHOW18 Jun 183914 Nov 1982Yellow line
Jarrow Edit this on WikidataJAR1 Mar 187224 Mar 1984Yellow line
Longbenton Edit this on WikidataLBN14 Jul 194711 Aug 1980Yellow line
Monkseaton Edit this on WikidataMSN25 Jul 191511 Aug 1980Yellow line
North Shields Edit this on WikidataNSH18 Jun 183914 Nov 1982Yellow line
Percy Main Edit this on WikidataPCM20 Jun 183914 Nov 1982Yellow line
Seaburn Edit this on WikidataSBN3 May 193731 Mar 2002Green line
South Gosforth[note 5] Edit this on WikidataSGF27 Jun 186411 August 1980Green line, Yellow line
Sunderland station Edit this on WikidataSUN4 Aug 187931 Mar 2002Green line
Tynemouth station Edit this on WikidataTYN7 Jul 188211 Aug 1980Yellow line
Walkergate Edit this on WikidataWKG18 Jun 183914 Nov 1982Yellow line
Wallsend Edit this on WikidataWSD18 Jun 183914 Nov 1982Yellow line
West Jesmond Edit this on WikidataWJS1 Dec 190011 Aug 1980Yellow line, Green line
West Monkseaton Edit this on WikidataWMN20 Mar 193311 Aug 1980Yellow line
Whitley Bay Edit this on WikidataWTL3 Jul 188211 Aug 1980Yellow line

Proposed stations[edit]

There have been numerous suggestions for infill stations on the Metro since it opened, and five of these, Pelaw, Kingston Park, Palmersville, Northumberland Park and Simonside have been built and attract high patronage. Other plans that have been abandoned or are yet to be built include:

  • Beaconsfield (between Tynemouth and Cullercoats): Proposed in the 1980s, but planned area development was abandoned.
  • Dorrington Road (west of Fawdon): the proposed station was sited where the Newcastle bypass road was ultimately built.
  • High Lane Row (between Hebburn and Jarrow): Construction to go ahead if the current single track is dualled. Both track dualling and this station are included in the latest proposals to central government.
  • Pallion Bridge (between South Hylton and Pallion): Proposed to be built when Ford Estate and the former Grove Cranes site are redeveloped for business and residential use, and the New Wear Bridge is completed, opening up new areas of patronage in the Castletown, Ford Estate, Hylton Riverside and Alexandra Park areas.
  • Stotts Road (between Walkergate and Wallsend): Proposed in the mid-1980s.
  • Victoria Road West (between Pelaw and Hebburn): Mooted by South Tyneside government officials in 2008 to service South Tyneside college, which has since been closed and demolished. Currently, this is the longest stretch of track between two stations.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Called Old Fold during the planning stages.
  2. ^ Opened as Smiths Park, renamed as Meadow Well on 10 October 1994.
  3. ^ A previous station named Pelaw opened on 18 November 1896, but was located north of the Metro station site.
  4. ^ Named Boldon Colliery, 1925–1991.
  5. ^ The old station buildings were demolished in the late 1970s and replaced by the Metro Control Centre.

See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tyne and Wear Metro stations.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Disused stations".
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