North Shields Metro station
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North Shields Metro Station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro
Yellow line.
It was formerly the terminus of the now defunct Blue line (St. James - North Shields), which used a bay platform
on the south side, at the west end of the station. When adapted for Metro use, the platform-level canopies and ramps from the entrance to the platform remained, but the station entrance was completely rebuilt.
The original North Shields station (just Shields until 1874) was the terminus of the Newcastle & North Shields Railway, and it opened on 20 June 1839. It was replaced in 1890 by the present station, located at the western end of North Shields Tunnel (originally Tynemouth Tunnel).
The station is one of the busiest on the system outside of central Newcastle with a recorded patronage of almost 1.1 million passengers in 2008-9.
The 333 bus service operated by Arriva North East
and Nexus
links the station with the nearby North Shields Ferry Landing for connections to South Shields
via the Shields Ferry
.
As part of an ongoing programme of refurbishment, Nexus and DB Regio have announced that demolition of the current North Shields Metro Station will begin on 12 March 2011. The re-built station is due to fully re-open in January 2012.
tickets, which means that for a number of journeys a Transfare may actually be cheaper than a standard Metro-only ticket.
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|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 1
| Whitley Bay
| Tynemouth, Marden Estate and Cullercoats
| rowspan=2| Go North East
| rowspan=2 style="background:beige; color:black"| "Coaster"
|-
| Kibblesworth
| Wallsend, Byker, Newcastle, Gateshead, Low Fell and Lamesley
|-
| rowspan=2| 2
| Whitley Bay
| Tynemouth, Marden Estate and Cullercoats
| rowspan=2| Go North East
| rowspan=2 style="background:beige; color:black"| "Coaster"
|-
| Wrekenton
| Wallsend, Byker, Newcastle, Gateshead, Low Fell and Harlow Green
|-
| rowspan=2| 17
| Whitley Bay
| North Tyneside Hospital
| rowspan=2| Go North East
| rowspan=2|
|-
| Cramlington Shops
| Percy Main, Holy Cross, Wallsend, Benton ASDA, Forest Hall and Killingworth
|-
| 19
| Northumberland Park Metro
| Percy Main and Cobalt
| Go North East
and Veolia
| style="background:blue; color:white"| "Route 19"
|-
| 56
| Newcastle Haymarket
| Billy Mill, Cobalt, Shiremoor, Quorum and Four Lane Ends
| Arriva North East
|
|-
| 57
| Cramlington
| N.T. Hospital, Whitley Bay, Monkseaton and Seaton Deleval
| Arriva North East
|
|-
| 57A
| Cramlington
| N.T. Hospital, Whitley Bay, Monkseaton and Seaton Deleval
| Arriva North East
|
|-
| 80
| Wallsend
| North Tyneside Hospital and Cobalt
| Go North East
| style="background:lightgreen; color:black"| "North Tyne Links"
|-
| 85/86
| North Shields
| Tynemouth, Cullercoats, N.T. Hospital and Meadow Well
| Go North East
| style="background:lightgreen; color:black"| "North Tyne Links"
|-
| 85A/86A
| North Shields
| Tynemouth, Cullercoats, N.T. Hospital and Meadow Well
| Arriva
and Veolia
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 306
| Tynemouth
|
| rowspan=2| Arriva North East
| rowspan=2| "Coastliner"
|-
| Newcastle Haymarket
| Silverlink, High Farm, Coast Road, Corner House and Cradlewell
|-
|-
| 310
| Newcastle Haymarket
| Meadow Well, Cobalt, Silverlink, Coast Road and Cradlewell
| Go North East
| style="background:silver"| "Cobalt Clipper"
|-
| 333
| Howdon Road
| North Shields Ferry Landing and North Shields Fish Quay
| Arriva North East
|
|-
| 391
| DSS Tyneview Park
| Meadow Well, Hadrian Park and High Farm
| Go North East
|
|-
References
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...
Yellow line.
It was formerly the terminus of the now defunct Blue line (St. James - North Shields), which used a bay platform
Bay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
on the south side, at the west end of the station. When adapted for Metro use, the platform-level canopies and ramps from the entrance to the platform remained, but the station entrance was completely rebuilt.
The original North Shields station (just Shields until 1874) was the terminus of the Newcastle & North Shields Railway, and it opened on 20 June 1839. It was replaced in 1890 by the present station, located at the western end of North Shields Tunnel (originally Tynemouth Tunnel).
The station is one of the busiest on the system outside of central Newcastle with a recorded patronage of almost 1.1 million passengers in 2008-9.
The 333 bus service operated by Arriva North East
Arriva North East
Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...
and Nexus
Nexus
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links the station with the nearby North Shields Ferry Landing for connections to South Shields
South Shields
South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...
via the Shields Ferry
Shields Ferry
The Shields Ferry operates across the River Tyne, England, between North Shields and South Shields. The service is operated by Nexus and is part of the Tyne and Wear Metro System...
.
As part of an ongoing programme of refurbishment, Nexus and DB Regio have announced that demolition of the current North Shields Metro Station will begin on 12 March 2011. The re-built station is due to fully re-open in January 2012.
Ticketing anomalies
Different zonal fare systems are used for Metro single tickets and inter-modal TransfareTransfare
A Transfare is an inter-modal ticket available for a single journey within Tyne and Wear.- Rail :Transfare tickets are valid on:* All Tyne and Wear Metro services.* Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Sunderland via Heworth....
tickets, which means that for a number of journeys a Transfare may actually be cheaper than a standard Metro-only ticket.
| Station | Network Zone | Metro Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Byker Byker Metro station Byker Metro station is located in Byker, an area in the east-end of Newcastle upon Tyne. The station is on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, and opened in 1982... |
27 | A |
| Chillingham Road Chillingham Road Metro station Chillingham Road Metro station is located in the south of the Heaton area of Newcastle upon Tyne, and is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro service. It was originally to be called Parsons, reflecting its proximity to the Parsons engineering works... |
27 | A |
Bus Services
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|-
| rowspan=2| 1
| Whitley Bay
| Tynemouth, Marden Estate and Cullercoats
| rowspan=2| Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
| rowspan=2 style="background:beige; color:black"| "Coaster"
|-
| Kibblesworth
| Wallsend, Byker, Newcastle, Gateshead, Low Fell and Lamesley
|-
| rowspan=2| 2
| Whitley Bay
| Tynemouth, Marden Estate and Cullercoats
| rowspan=2| Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
| rowspan=2 style="background:beige; color:black"| "Coaster"
|-
| Wrekenton
| Wallsend, Byker, Newcastle, Gateshead, Low Fell and Harlow Green
|-
| rowspan=2| 17
| Whitley Bay
| North Tyneside Hospital
| rowspan=2| Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
| rowspan=2|
|-
| Cramlington Shops
| Percy Main, Holy Cross, Wallsend, Benton ASDA, Forest Hall and Killingworth
|-
| 19
| Northumberland Park Metro
| Percy Main and Cobalt
| Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
and Veolia
| style="background:blue; color:white"| "Route 19"
|-
| 56
| Newcastle Haymarket
| Billy Mill, Cobalt, Shiremoor, Quorum and Four Lane Ends
| Arriva North East
Arriva North East
Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...
|
|-
| 57
| Cramlington
| N.T. Hospital, Whitley Bay, Monkseaton and Seaton Deleval
| Arriva North East
Arriva North East
Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...
|
|-
| 57A
| Cramlington
| N.T. Hospital, Whitley Bay, Monkseaton and Seaton Deleval
| Arriva North East
Arriva North East
Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...
|
|-
| 80
| Wallsend
| North Tyneside Hospital and Cobalt
| Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
| style="background:lightgreen; color:black"| "North Tyne Links"
|-
| 85/86
| North Shields
| Tynemouth, Cullercoats, N.T. Hospital and Meadow Well
| Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
| style="background:lightgreen; color:black"| "North Tyne Links"
|-
| 85A/86A
| North Shields
| Tynemouth, Cullercoats, N.T. Hospital and Meadow Well
| Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
and Veolia
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 306
| Tynemouth
|
| rowspan=2| Arriva North East
Arriva North East
Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...
| rowspan=2| "Coastliner"
|-
| Newcastle Haymarket
| Silverlink, High Farm, Coast Road, Corner House and Cradlewell
|-
|-
| 310
| Newcastle Haymarket
| Meadow Well, Cobalt, Silverlink, Coast Road and Cradlewell
| Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
| style="background:silver"| "Cobalt Clipper"
|-
| 333
| Howdon Road
| North Shields Ferry Landing and North Shields Fish Quay
| Arriva North East
Arriva North East
Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...
|
|-
| 391
| DSS Tyneview Park
| Meadow Well, Hadrian Park and High Farm
| Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
|
|-
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