Shiremoor Metro station

Shiremoor is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Shiremoor in North Tyneside. The station joined the network in August 1980, following the opening of the line between Haymarket and Tynemouth – the first stage of the network to open.

Shiremoor
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationShiremoor, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates55°02′13″N 1°30′17″W
Grid referenceNZ317714
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking20 spaces
Bicycle facilities4 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeSMR
Fare zoneB and C
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
11 August 1980Opened
Passengers
2017/180.33 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Northumberland Park
towards South Shields
 Yellow Line West Monkseaton
towards St. James via Whitley Bay
Location

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]

The station was used by 328,031 passengers in 2017–18.

Facilities

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 4 cycle pods available for use.[8]

Service and frequency

Shiremoor is served by 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 Shields, with the first train departing at 05:47 (05:49 on Saturday and 06:41 on Sunday). Services from platform 2 operate towards St. James via Whitley Bay, with the first train departing at 05:17 (05:36 on Saturday and 06:21 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.

Additional trains run during morning and evening peak hours (Monday to Friday) between Pelaw and Monkseaton. This provides up to 10 trains per hour through the station at peak times.[8]

Journey times from Shiremoor are:

See also

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Disused Stations: West Monkseaton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "Disused Stations: Backworth Station (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. "Timetables and stations: Shiremoor". Nexus. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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