Shiremoor Metro station
Shiremoor | |||||||||||
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| Tyne and Wear Metro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Shiremoor, North Tyneside England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°02′13″N 1°30′20″W / 55.0369588°N 1.5054224°W | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | NZ317714 | ||||||||||
| Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 20 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 cycle pods | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SMR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | B and C | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Original company | Tyne and Wear Metro | ||||||||||
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| 11 August 1980 | Opened | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017/18 | 0.33 million[1] | ||||||||||
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  Shiremoor Location in Tyne and Wear, England | |||||||||||
Shiremoor is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the village of Shiremoor, 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.
History[edit]
Unlike neighbouring West Monkseaton, a converted British Rail station, Shiremoor was purpose-built for the Tyne and Wear Metro network in the late 1970s.[2] The station opened as a replacement for the former Backworth station, which closed to passengers in June 1977.[3]
Facilities[edit]
Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to both platforms. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, 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.[4][5] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[6][7]
There is a small free car park available at the station, with 20 spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with four cycle pods available for use.[8]
Services[edit]
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. Additional services operate between Pelaw and Monkseaton at peak times.[9]
Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar
References[edit]
- ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Disused Stations: West Monkseaton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Backworth Station (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Timetables and stations: Shiremoor". Nexus. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Timetables and stations: Shiremoor". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Shiremoor Metro station at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable and station information for Shiremoor
