For the London Underground

London Underground

The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...

 station see Bank and Monument stations

Bank and Monument stations

Bank and Monument are interlinked London Underground and Docklands Light Railway stations that form a public transport complex spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. Bank station, named after the Bank of England, opened in 1900 and is served by the Central, Northern and...

Monument is a principal station on the underground section of the Tyne and Wear Metro

Tyne and Wear Metro

The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...

 system and is used by almost 6 million passengers per year. It is named after Grey's Monument

Grey's Monument

Grey's Monument is a Grade I listed monument to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey built in 1838 in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was erected to acclaim Earl Grey for the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832 and stands at the head of Grey Street. It consists of a statue of Lord Grey...

, which stands directly above the station. It is the only station on the Tyne and Wear Metro that is situated at a line crossing.

The station opened with services from two of its four platforms (1 and 2) on 15 November 1981, when the Metro was extended south from its temporary terminus at Haymarket

Haymarket Metro station

Haymarket Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the north of the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. Like the other stations in the city centre, its platforms are located underground...

 to Heworth. The remaining two platforms (3 and 4) came into use when services between St James

St James Metro station

St James Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, in the west end of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The station is situated next to St James' Park, the stadium of Newcastle United F.C.....

 and Tynemouth

Tynemouth Metro station

Tynemouth Metro station is one of the oldest stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro network. The railway station was opened in 1882 by the North Eastern Railway and is now a Grade II* listed building...

 commenced on 14 November 1982. Platforms 1 and 2 lie below 3 and 4, at right angles.

It is only one of two stations in the world where the same metro line passes through it twice in a pretzel

Pretzel

A pretzel is a type of baked food made from dough in soft and hard varieties and savory or sweet flavors in a unique knot-like shape, originating in Europe...

 configuration (the other being Commercial–Broadway Station

Commercial–Broadway Station

Commercial–Broadway Station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line and Millenium Line and an at-grade portion of the Millennium Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system...

 on the Vancouver SkyTrain). Trains on the Yellow line from South Shields

South Shields Metro station

South Shields Metro station is the main Tyne and Wear Metro station for South Shields, England. In 2008-9 the station was used by over 1 million passengers. The station is located on a bridge above King Street, the main shopping street in South Shields Town Centre...

 travel north through the station towards Jesmond

Jesmond Metro station

Jesmond Metro station serves Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The station opened in August 1980 and was purpose built as part of Tyne and Wear Metro. The station lies off the former North Tyneside Loop just north of the original Jesmond railway station. The station was used by over 1...

, Four Lane Ends and the Coast, and return westwards via Wallsend

Wallsend Metro station

Wallsend Metro station is located towards the centre of Wallsend, a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. The station was originally opened on 19 June 1839 by the Newcastle & North Shields Railway, and was reopened as a Tyne and Wear Metro station on 14 November 1982...

 and Manors

Manors Metro station

This article refers to the Tyne and Wear Metro station, for the National Rail station of the same name, please see Manors railway station.Manors Metro station is located to the east of Newcastle City Centre. The station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, and opened in 1982...

 towards St James

St James Metro station

St James Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, in the west end of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The station is situated next to St James' Park, the stadium of Newcastle United F.C.....

. (A similar situation also existed briefly on the Toronto Subway.)

The ticket hall opens directly into the lowest level of Monument Mall, and has a more indirect underground connection to Eldon Square Shopping Centre, as well as exits to Blackett Street and Grey Street.

Station art

The station features some art installations. By one of the entrances is a mural Famous Faces created by Bob Olley. It features a number of famous people from the North East

North East England

North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...

, looking out of the window of a Metro train. This is mentioned on the song "By the Monument" by the band Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park are a British alternative rock band, formed in 2000. They are signed to Warp Records. The band consists of Paul Smith , Duncan Lloyd , Archis Tiku , Lukas Wooller and Tom English...

 who grew up in the area.

Outside the station, a simple ventilation shaft has been disguised by Parsons Polygon.
Created by David Hamilton as a tribute to Sir Charles Parsons

Charles Algernon Parsons

Sir Charles Algernon Parsons OM KCB FRS was an Anglo-Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the steam turbine. He worked as an engineer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generation, with great influence on the naval and electrical engineering fields...

. It is made from clay and features abstract designs based on Parsons' engineering drawings.

External links

• Train times and station information for Monument Metro station from Nexus
  Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
  The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive using the brandname of Nexus, is the Passenger Transport Executive for the Tyne and Wear region of North East England....