St Peter's Metro station

St Peter's is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Monkwearmouth and St. Peter's, and the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The station joined the network in March 2002, following the opening of the 18 km (11 mi) extension from Pelaw to South Hylton.[2] To allow for the re-building of the station at Sunderland, St. Peter's served as a temporary terminus for rail services operated by Northern Spirit between 25 February 2001 and 16 April 2001.

For the former St. Peters station in Byker, see St. Peters railway station.

St Peter's
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationMonkwearmouth, City of Sunderland
England
Coordinates54°54′40″N 1°23′01″W
Grid referenceNZ396575
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking23 spaces
Bicycle facilities5 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeSTZ
Fare zoneC
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
31 March 2002Opened[lower-alpha 1]
Passengers
2017/180.11 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Sunderland
towards South Hylton
 Green Line Stadium of Light
towards Airport
Location

St. Peter's is located at the north end of the Monkwearmouth Bridge, a 300 ft (91 m) railway bridge crossing the River Wear, built in 1879, and to the south of the former station at Monkwearmouth, which closed in March 1967.

It is located a short walk from the University of Sunderland's Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St. Peter's, which is about 750 metres to the east of the station. For the University of Sunderland's City Campus, the closest station is University.[3][4] The station is also located near to the National Glass Centre, which is just over half a mile to the east of the station. Despite the station's name, St. Peter's is actually closer to the Stadium of Light than the nearby Metro station with the same name.

The station features an art installation, White Light (2002) by Ron Haselden. It consists of illuminated ovals embedded into the glass floor, which change in intensity, according to the strength of the wind.[5]

The station was used by 107,887 passengers in 2017–18, making St. Peter's the second-least-used station on the network, after Pallion (92,060).

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with lifts providing step-free access to platforms at St. Peter's. The station is also equipped with ticket machines, sheltered waiting area, 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 also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[8][9]

There is a small, free car park available, with 23 parking spaces, plus 4 accessible spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with 5 cycle pods available for use.[10]

Service and frequency

St. Peter's is served by the  Green Line , which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes. The station is also bypassed by Northern Trains services operating along the Durham Coast Line between Newcastle and Middlesbrough.

Services from platform 1 operate towards South Hylton, with the first train departing at 05:44 (05:49 on Saturday and 06:48 on Sunday). Services from platform 2 operate towards Airport, with the first train departing at 05:52 (05:54 on Saturday and 07:17 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.[10]

Journey times from St. Peter's are:

See also

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. Hope, Richard (1 July 2001). "Tyne & Wear Metro shares tracks to Sunderland". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. "City of Sunderland and University Campuses" (PDF). University of Sunderland. December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. "Map of the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's" (PDF). University of Sunderland. December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. "'White Light' by Ron Haselden". Nexus. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. "Timetables and stations: St. Peter's". Nexus. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

Notes
  1. The station opened as a temporary terminus for National Rail services between 25 February 2001 and 16 April 2001, whilst Tyne and Wear Metro conversion work was undertaken at Sunderland.
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