Wallsend Metro station

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Wallsend
Tyne and Wear Metro station
Wallsend Metro Station (detail) (geograph 4747420).jpg
General information
Location Wallsend, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates 54°59′23″N1°31′58″W / 54.9895984°N 1.5327361°W / 54.9895984; -1.5327361
Grid reference NZ300662
Transit authority Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus stands3
Construction
Parking24 spaces
Bicycle facilities8 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeWSD
Fare zoneB
History
Original company Newcastle and North Shields Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
22 June 1839Opened as Carville
1864Renamed Wallsend
11 August 1980Closed for conversion
14 November 1982Reopened
Passengers
2017/180.50 million [1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne Wear Metro logo.svg Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
Hadrian Road
towards South Shields via  Whitley Bay
Yellow Line Walkergate
towards St James
Location
Tyne and Wear UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Wallsend
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Wallsend is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Wallsend, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend.

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History

The station stands on the site of the former Wallsend station, which opened in 1839, as part of the Newcastle and North Shields Railway. This later became part of the North Tyneside Loop, served by the North Eastern Railway. Following closure for conversion in the early 1980s, the station was demolished and re-built.

Wallsend is the only station in the United Kingdom which has signage in Latin. [2] [3] This is a nod to the station's location, near to the Segedunum Roman Fort at the end of Hadrian's Wall.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network: ramps provide step-free access to both platforms at Wallsend. The station is equipped with ticket machines, sheltered waiting area, seating, next-train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins. [4] [5] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, like all stations across the network. [6] [7]

There is a small free car park available at the station, with 24 spaces. There is also provision for cycle parking: eight cycle pods are available. [8]

Services

As of April 2021, 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. [8]

Bus station

Wallsend Bus Station opened in July 1982, preceding the adjacent Metro station. [9] It is served by Go North East and Stagecoach North East's local bus services, with frequent routes serving Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside. The bus station has three departure stands (lettered A–C), each of which is fitted with a waiting shelter, seating, next-bus information displays, and timetable posters. The bus station was refurbished in 2009 at a cost of £130,000. [10]

Art

Michael Pinsky's Pontis art project was commissioned for the station in 2003, and featured photographs of the local area, digitally altered so that words appeared in Latin. [11] [12] It has since been replaced by a new artwork, which consists of images of Hadrian's Wall, by photographer Graeme Peacock. [13] [14]

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