Shiremoor Metro station

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short description Template:Template other Shiremoor is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the village of Shiremoor, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It opened in 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the metro, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends.

History

The station is located on the alignment of the former Blyth and Tyne Railway line from Template:Rws to Template:Rws. The station was opened on 11 August 1980, as a replacement for the former Backworth station, which was some to the west and was closed to passengers in June 1977 in preparation for the conversion of the line to the Tyne and Wear Metro.

Unlike neighbouring West Monkseaton to the east, which is a converted British Rail station, Shiremoor was purpose-built for the Tyne and Wear Metro. At the time it was opened, the next metro station to the west was Benton, but the gap between the two has since been filled by the successive openings of Palmersville (in 1986) and Northumberland Park (in 2005).

Facilities

Shiremoor station has two slightly staggered side platforms with separate entrances, and is crossed by the Park Lane road bridge. The northern (eastbound) platform is accessed by a ramp from Park Lane, or by a footpath from the nearby medical centre. The southern (westbound) platform is accessed by steps or an indirect step-free route from Park Lane, or by a footpath from Etal Crescent.

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. The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.

There is a small free car park available at the station, with 19 unclassified spaces and one designated accessible parking bay. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with four cycle pods available for use. Both are adjacent to the southern (westbound) platform.

Services

since October 2024Template:Dated maintenance category (articles), 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. In the eastbound direction, trains run to Template:Stl via Template:Stl. In the westbound direction, trains run to Template:Stl via Template:Stl. Additional services previously operated between Template:Stl and Template:Stl at peak times, but have recently been withdrawn, as a result of poor fleet availability.

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

External links

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• Timetable and station information for Shiremoor