Manors Metro station

This article is about the Tyne and Wear Metro station. For the National Rail station of the same name, see Manors railway station.

Manors
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne England
Coordinates	54°58′26″N1°36′18″W / 54.9739696°N 1.6049937°W / 54.9739696; -1.6049937
Grid reference	NZ253644
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	MAN
Fare zone	A
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
14 November 1982	Opened
Passengers
2017/18	0.17 million [1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Byker towards South Shields via  Whitley Bay Yellow Line Monument towards St James
Location
Manors Location in City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Show map of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Manors Location in Tyne and Wear, England Show map of Tyne and Wear

Manors is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Shieldfield area in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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. The station is located near to Manors National Rail station, which is on the East Coast Main Line. However, the stations are not directly connected.

History

The station was purpose-built for the network and opened on 14 November 1982.

Heading east from Manors, the route surfaces alongside the East Coast Main Line, before crossing the 815 m (2,674 ft) Byker Viaduct over the Ouseburn Valley, towards Byker. The S-shaped viaduct was constructed for the Tyne and Wear Metro by Ove Arup, with work commencing in 1976, and completed in 1979. ^{[2] [3]}

The former North Eastern Railway route between Manors and Jesmond is connected by a link tunnel, located to the west of the station. It is used only by trains running out of public service, allowing them to terminate at Manors, and then return to the depot at South Gosforth (and vice versa), without having to travel around the North Tyneside Loop.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with two lifts providing step-free access to platforms at Manors. As part of the Metro: All Change programme, new lifts were installed at Manors in 2014, ^[4] with new escalators installed in 2015. ^[5] The station is equipped with ticket machines, 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. ^{[6] [7]} The station is fitted with automatic ticket barriers, which were installed at 13 stations across the network during the early 2010s, as well as smartcard validators, which feature at all stations. ^{[8] [9]}

There is no dedicated parking at the station, however there are nearby pay and display car parks, operated by Newcastle City Council. There is the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use. ^[10]

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. ^[11]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

Art

An abstract mural, Magic City by British artist Basil Beattie, was commissioned in 1987, and can be seen on the station concourse. ^[12]

References

1. "Tyne and Wear Metro usage figures 2017–18". 6 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. Smyth, W. (December 1977). "Byker Viaduct" (PDF). The Arup Journal. 12 (4): 24–27.
3. Morton, David (24 February 2017). "Bridging the gap at Byker: How Metro, road and rail crosses the Ouseburn Valley". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
4. "Passenger lifts at Jesmond and Manors Metro stations are to be replaced". Nexus. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
5. "New escalators for Heworth and Gateshead". Nexus. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
6. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
7. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
8. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
9. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
10. "Timetables and stations: Manors". Nexus. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
11. "Timetables and stations: Manors". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 30 March 2021.
12. "'Magic City' by Basil Beattie". Nexus. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

External links

• Media related to Manors Metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• Timetable and station information for Manors