Wansbeck Road Metro station

Location
	Wansbeck Road Location in City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Wansbeck Road Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Wansbeck Road
Wansbeck Road
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Coxlodge, Newcastle upon Tyne ; England
Coordinates	55°00′51″N1°38′08″W / 55.0142915°N 1.6356886°W
Grid reference	NZ233689
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	3 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	WBR
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
10 May 1981	Opened
Passengers
2017/18	0.17 million
Services
Location
Location
	Wansbeck Road Location in City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Wansbeck Road Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Last updated October 22, 2024

Wansbeck Road is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Coxlodge and Gosforth in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It opened in 1981 and is situated next to, and partly over, the bridge carrying the metro line over the Wansbeck Road.

History

The station is located on the route of the former Gosforth and Ponteland Light Railway, which opened on 1 March 1905, with passenger services commencing three months later, but which never included a station at Wansbeck Road. The line through the site closed to passengers on 17 June 1929, but remained open to serve freight, latterly to the ICI Callerton explosives depot and Rowntree's Fawdon factory.^[2]^[3]

In the late 1970s the line through the site was restructured to form the second phase of the Tyne and Wear Metro, between South Gosforth and Bank Foot. This opened on 10 May 1981, and included the new station at Wansbeck Road, which was built on an embankment. A second concrete span was added to the original single-track bridge during the construction. The embankment and restricted working areas made it one of the more challenging stations to construct on the Metro system at the time.^[4]^[5]

Freight traffic to and from Rowntree's factory and ICI Callerton continued to pass through the station until they closed in July 1988 and March 1989 respectively. In 1991 the Metro line was extended from Bank Foot to Newcastle Airport.^[2]

In 2018, the station, along with others on the branch between South Gosforth and Newcastle Airport, were refurbished. The £300,000 project saw improvements to accessibility, security and energy efficiency, as well as the rebranding of the station to the new black and white corporate colour scheme.^[6]

Facilities

The station has two platforms, both of which have ticket machines (which accept cash, card and contactless payment), smartcard validators, sheltered waiting area, seating, next train audio and visual displays, timetable and information posters and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to both platforms by ramp, with platforms also accessed by stairs. There is cycle storage at the station, with three cycle pods.^[7]

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 between South Hylton and Newcastle Airport.^[7]^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

Notes

↑ Prior to 12 December 2005, services operated between South Shields and Newcastle Airport.

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References

↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
1 2 "Disused Stations: Coxlodge Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
↑ "Ponteland Light Railway & Darras Hall Branch". Northumbrian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ Quick 2022, p. 466.
↑ Proceedings. Thomas Telford Limited at The Institution of Civil Engineers. 1981. p. 738.
↑ 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.
1 2 "Timetables and stations: Wansbeck Road". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 16 December 2021.

Sources

Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

External links

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Timetable and station information for Wansbeck Road

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[8] Prior to 12 December 2005, services operated between South Shields and Newcastle Airport.

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

[disused-2] 1 2 "Disused Stations: Coxlodge Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[3] "Ponteland Light Railway & Darras Hall Branch". Northumbrian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[FOOTNOTEQuick2022466-4] Quick 2022, p. 466.

[Proceedings-5] Proceedings. Thomas Telford Limited at The Institution of Civil Engineers. 1981. p. 738.

[6] 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.

[:033-7] 1 2 "Timetables and stations: Wansbeck Road". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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