Kingston Park Metro station

Kingston Park
Kingston Park
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne ; England
Coordinates	55°00′52″N1°39′58″W / 55.0144117°N 1.6661176°W
Grid reference	NZ214689
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	96 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	KSP
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
15 September 1985	Opened
Passengers
2017/18	0.44 million
Services
Location
	Kingston Park Location in City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Kingston Park Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Last updated September 28, 2023

Kingston Park is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 September 1985.

History

The area surrounding Kingston Park was largely constructed during the late 1970s and early 1980s, meaning that a station did not appear as part of the original plans for the Tyne and Wear Metro network, as the area did not have the required population density.

Kingston Park has two platforms, which are staggered on opposite sides of the level crossing on Brunton Lane.

In October 2012, traffic enforcement cameras were installed at the level crossings at Kingston Park and Bank Foot.^[2] Similar cameras were installed at Callerton Parkway in 2008.^[3]

In 2018, the station, along with others on the Airport branch, were refurbished as part of the Metro: All Change programme. The project saw improvements to accessibility, security and energy efficiency, as well as the re-branding of the station to the new black and white corporate colour scheme.^[4]

The station was used by 443,907 passengers in 2017–18, making it the third-most-used station on the Airport branch, after South Gosforth (1,608,102) and Regent Centre (713,308).

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to both platforms at Kingston Park. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.^[5]^[6] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.^[7]^[8]

A pay and display car park (operated by Newcastle City Council) is available, with 96 spaces, plus four accessible spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use.^[9]

Services

As of April 2021^[update], the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday.^[10]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

Accidents and incidents

On 22 March 1983, prior to the opening of the station, a Tyne and Wear Metro service collided with a bus operated by the Tyne and Wear PTE on the level crossing. Two people were injured in the accident.^[11]

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References

↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
↑ "Safety cameras for Metro level crossings". Nexus. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑ "Cameras for Metro train crossing". BBC News. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
↑ Peskett, Joe (3 October 2017). "£300k scheme to improve access at five Newcastle metro stations". Access and Mobility Professional. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑ "Timetables and stations: Kingston Park". Nexus. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
↑ "Timetables and stations: Kingston Park". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 30 March 2021.
↑ Olver, P.M. (19 August 1985). "Report on the Collision that occurred on 22nd March 1983 at Brunton Lane Level Crossing on the Tyneside Metropolitan Railway". Department for Transport . Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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Timetable and station information for Kingston Park

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[1] "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[2] "Safety cameras for Metro level crossings". Nexus. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[3] "Cameras for Metro train crossing". BBC News. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[4] Peskett, Joe (3 October 2017). "£300k scheme to improve access at five Newcastle metro stations". Access and Mobility Professional. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[:11-5] "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[:12-6] "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[:13-7] "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[:14-8] "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[:0-9] "Timetables and stations: Kingston Park". Nexus. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[:03-10] "Timetables and stations: Kingston Park". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[11] Olver, P.M. (19 August 1985). "Report on the Collision that occurred on 22nd March 1983 at Brunton Lane Level Crossing on the Tyneside Metropolitan Railway". Department for Transport . Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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