Jesmond Metro station

Jesmond is an underground Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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.

Jesmond
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationJesmond, City of Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates54°58′58″N 1°36′20″W
Grid referenceNZ253654
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilities5 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeJES
Fare zoneA
History
Original companyBlyth and Tyne Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
27 June 1864Opened
23 January 1979Closed
11 August 1980Resited and reopened
Passengers
2017/180.65 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Haymarket
towards South Hylton
 Green Line West Jesmond
towards Airport
Haymarket
towards South Shields
 Yellow Line West Jesmond
towards St. James via Whitley Bay
Location

The station was designed by Faulkner-Brown Hendy Watkinson Stonor and L. J. Couves & Partners.[2] It was chosen by Simon Jenkins as one of the top 100 stations in Britain, being described as a "miniature homage to the modernist architect Mies van der Rohe".[3] In the treatment of the roof detailing and glass external walls, there are some similarities to Mies' New National Gallery in Berlin.

The Garden Front art installation, was commissioned for the station in 1978, and was designed by sculptor Raf Fulcher. It is located in the enclosed space to the rear of the building.[4] The station also houses the Abstract Murals installation, created by Simon Butler. This artwork was commissioned in 1983, and consists of vitreous enamel panels with brightly coloured geometric shapes.[5]

The station was used by 654,624 passengers in 2017–18, making it the thirteenth-most-used station on the network.

History

The former Jesmond station was built in June 1864, to a design by John Dobson. The station opened under the Blyth and Tyne Railway, which ran from Blyth to Newcastle New Bridge Street. The was line later linked to Newcastle Central, and became part of the North Tyneside Loop.

The station closed in January 1978, to allow for the construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro network, using a new alignment in a tunnel, bypassing the original station. The new station was built to the north west of the former, re-opening in August 1980.

The main station building is still present, and is now The Carriage public house. The building is grade II listed and is the last remaining station of the former Blyth and Tyne Railway. A mockup of a signal box was built in the early 1990s, on the site of the former station master's house (demolished in the late 1970s), forming part of a restaurant, along with an old railway carriage.

A line still runs through the former station linking, the Tyne and Wear Metro line to the north of Jesmond, with the line to the west of Manors.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with two lifts providing step-free access to platforms at Jesmond. The station is equipped with ticket machines, 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.[6][7] The station is fitted with automatic ticket barriers, which were installed at 13 stations across the network during the early 2010s, as well as smartcard validators, which feature at all stations.[8][9] The station houses a newsagent's shop and coffee kiosk.

There is no dedicated car parking available at this station. There is the provision for cycle parking, with 5 cycle pods available for use.[10]

Service and frequency

Jesmond is served by the  Green Line , which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes, and the  Yellow Line , which operates between South Shields and St. James, with an end-to-end journey time of 83 minutes.

Services from platform 1 operate towards South Hylton and South Shields, with the first trains departing at 05:12 and 05:05 (05:18 and 05:13 on Saturday and 06:17 and 06:28 on Sunday).[note 1] Services from platform 2 operate towards Airport and St. James via Whitley Bay, with the first trains departing at 05:59 and 05:50 (06:25 and 06:03 on Saturday and 06:48 and 07:03 on Sunday).

Trains run frequently across the network, at intervals of up to every 12 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime), and every 15 minutes (evening and Sunday), with the last trains departing at around midnight. Combined, trains run at intervals of up to every 6 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime), and every 7–8 minutes (evening and Sunday) between Pelaw and South Gosforth.

Additional trains run during morning and evening peak hours (Monday to Friday) between Pelaw and Regent Centre or Monkseaton. This provides a train up to every 3 minutes through the station at peak times.[10]

Journey times from Jesmond are:

See also

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. McCombie, Grace (2009). Newcastle and Gateshead: Pevsner City Guide. Yale University Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0300126648.
  3. Jenkins, Simon (2017). Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations. Viking. pp. 257–8. ISBN 978-0241978986.
  4. "'Garden Front' by Raf Fulcher". Nexus. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. "'Abstract Murals' by Simon Butler". Nexus. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  9. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  10. "Timetables and stations: Jesmond". Nexus. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

Notes
  1. Some earlier trains operate as far as Pelaw or Park Lane.
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