Shiremoor Metro station

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Shiremoor
Tyne and Wear Metro station
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General information
Location Shiremoor, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates 55°02′13″N1°30′20″W / 55.0369588°N 1.5054224°W / 55.0369588; -1.5054224
Grid reference NZ317714
Transit authority Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking20 spaces
Bicycle facilities4 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeSMR
Fare zoneB and C
History
Original company Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
11 August 1980Opened
Passengers
2017/180.33 million [1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne Wear Metro logo.svg Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
Northumberland Park
towards South Shields
Yellow Line West Monkseaton
towards St James via  Whitley Bay
Location
Tyne and Wear UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Shiremoor
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

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

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History

The station is located on the alignment of the former Blyth and Tyne Railway line from Newcastle New Bridge Street to Tynemouth. The station was opened on 11 August 1980, as a replacement for the former Backworth station, which was some 800 metres (2,600 ft) to the west and was closed to passengers in June 1977 in preparation for the conversion of the line to the Tyne and Wear Metro. [2]

Unlike neighbouring West Monkseaton to the east, which is a converted British Rail station, Shiremoor was purpose-built for the Tyne and Wear Metro. At the time it was opened, the next metro station to the west was Benton, but the gap between the two has since been filled by the successive openings of Palmersville (in 1986) and Northumberland Park (in 2005). [2] [3]

Facilities

Shiremoor station has two slightly staggered side platforms with separate entrances, and is crossed by the Park Lane road bridge. The northern (eastbound) platform is accessed by a ramp from Park Lane, or by a footpath from the nearby medical centre. The southern (westbound) platform is accessed by steps or an indirect step-free route from Park Lane, or by a footpath from Etal Crescent. [4] [5]

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. The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network. [6] [7] [8] [9]

There is a small free car park available at the station, with 19 unclassified spaces and one designated accessible parking bay. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with four cycle pods available for use. Both are adjacent to the southern (westbound) platform. [4] [5]

Services

As of October 2024, 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. In the eastbound direction, trains run to St James via Whitley Bay. In the westbound direction, trains run to South Shields via Monument. Additional services previously operated between Pelaw and Monkseaton at peak times, but have recently been withdrawn, as a result of poor fleet availability. [4] [10]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

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References

  1. ↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Disused Stations: Backworth Station (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Disused Stations: West Monkseaton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Timetables and stations: Shiremoor". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Shiremoor Metro Station | Friends Action North East". friendsaction.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro: No timetable cuts planned for now". BBC News . 29 February 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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