Shiremoor Metro station

Shiremoor
Shiremoor
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Shiremoor, North Tyneside ; England
Coordinates	55°02′13″N1°30′20″W / 55.0369588°N 1.5054224°W
Grid reference	NZ317714
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	20 spaces
Bicycle facilities	4 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	SMR
Fare zone	B and C
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
11 August 1980	Opened
Passengers
2017/18	0.33 million
Services
Location
	Shiremoor Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Last updated September 28, 2023

Shiremoor is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the village of Shiremoor, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends.

History

Unlike neighbouring West Monkseaton, a converted British Rail station, Shiremoor was purpose-built for the Tyne and Wear Metro network in the late 1970s.^[2] The station opened as a replacement for the former Backworth station, which closed to passengers in June 1977.^[3]

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to both platforms. 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.^[4]^[5] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.^[6]^[7]

There is a small free car park available at the station, with 20 spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with four cycle pods available for use.^[8]

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. Additional services operate between Pelaw and Monkseaton at peak times.^[9]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

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References

↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
↑ "Disused Stations: West Monkseaton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ "Disused Stations: Backworth Station (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ "Timetables and stations: Shiremoor". Nexus. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ "Timetables and stations: Shiremoor". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links

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Timetable and station information for Shiremoor

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

[2] "Disused Stations: West Monkseaton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[3] "Disused Stations: Backworth Station (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[:11-4] "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[:12-5] "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[:1322-6] "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[:1422-7] "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[:02222-8] "Timetables and stations: Shiremoor". Nexus. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[:03-9] "Timetables and stations: Shiremoor". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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