Whitley Bay Metro station

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Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear Metro station
Whitley Bay Metro Station, 06.08.2015.jpg
General information
Location Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates 55°02′23″N1°26′32″W / 55.0397265°N 1.4422730°W / 55.0397265; -1.4422730
Grid reference NZ357718
Transit authority Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking76 spaces
Bicycle facilities
  • 8 cycle lockers
  • 8 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeWTL
Fare zoneC
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
3 July 1882Opened as Whitley
1 July 1899Renamed Whitley Bay
9 October 1910Resited
10 September 1979Closed for conversion
11 August 1980Reopened
Passengers
2017/180.53 million [1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne Wear Metro logo.svg Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
Monkseaton
towards South Shields
Yellow Line Cullercoats
towards St James
Location
Tyne and Wear UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Whitley Bay
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Whitley Bay is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of Whitley Bay, 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.

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History

In 1860, the Blyth and Tyne Railway opened the line from Tynemouth to Dairy House Junction, situated south of the village of Hartley in Northumberland. The original station serving the coastal town was named Whitley, and was located around 600 metres (660 yd) west of the present station. However, this station was only open for four years, being closed in June 1864 and replaced by a station to the north, adjacent to the present day station at Monkseaton. [2] [3]

On 3 July 1882, the North Eastern Railway opened the coastal route between Monkseaton and Tynemouth, replacing the inland Blyth and Tyne Railway route. A new station, designed by William Bell, was opened the same year. Also known as Whitley, the station was renamed Whitley Bay on 1 July 1899. [4] [5]

From 1904, the station was served by the electric trains of the North Eastern Railway. [6] The electric services became so popular with people living in Whitley Bay and travelling to Newcastle to work, and also with those visiting the town for a day out or a holiday, that a new station became a necessity. [7] The new building opened in October 1910. [8] [9] Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner later said of the building that it "(lends) some distinction to an undistinguished neighbourhood". [10]

The Tyneside Electrics were withdrawn by British Rail in 1967, and replaced by diesel multiple unit trains. [6] The diesel trains provided a slower service, and trains called at intervals of every 30 minutes instead of every 20, although a limited-stop express service also called every hour. [9]

In preparation for its second conversion to electric train operation, this time to join the Tyne and Wear Metro system, the station lost its services towards Newcastle via Monkseaton on 23 January 1978, and was closed completely on 10 September 1979. It reopened on 11 August 1980, the first day of Metro service. [11] The main changes involved in the station's conversion were shortening of the train shed at each end of the platforms and replacement of the original footbridge, with no further major changes having been made as of 2014. The station's main building and train shed were given Grade II listed building status in 1986. [12]

Facilities

The station has two platforms, both of which have ticket machines (which accept cash, card and contactless payment), smartcard validators, 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 accessible footbridge, with platforms also linked by a second footbridge, which replaced the original with latticework sides. The station has free car park, with 76 spaces. There is also cycle storage at the station, with eight cycle lockers and eight cycle pods. [13]

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 between South Shields and St James via Whitley Bay. [13] [lower-alpha 1]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

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References

  1. ↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Disused Stations: Whitley (First site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Disused Stations: Monkseaton (First site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  4. ↑ M. Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain - A Chronology. p. 410. Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2005. ISBN   978 0 901461 575.
  5. ↑ "Disused Stations: Whitley Bay (First site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 J.C Gillham, The Age of the Electric Train - Electric Trains in Britain since 1883, Ian Allan, 1988, p.36-7. ISBN   0 7110 1392 6
  7. ↑ G. Biddle, Britain's Historic Railway Buildings, Oxford University Press, 2003, p.396-7
  8. ↑ M. Quick, p. 410.
  9. 1 2 "Disused Stations: Whitley Bay (Second site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  10. ↑ N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England: Northumberland. Yale University Press 2002, p.626.
  11. ↑ Quick, p.410
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1355007)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Timetables and stations: Whitley Bay". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "'Passing' by Ian Patience". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive . Retrieved 21 December 2021.

Notes

  1. ↑ Prior to 12 December 2005, services operated between South Hylton and St James via Whitley Bay.
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