Wansbeck Road Metro station

Wansbeck Road is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Coxlodge, Gosforth and Fawdon in Newcastle upon Tyne. The station joined the network in May 1981, following the opening of the line between South Gosforth and Bank Foot.

Wansbeck Road
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationCoxlodge, City of Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates55°00′51″N 1°38′09″W
Grid referenceNZ233689
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilities3 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeWBR
Fare zoneB
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
10 May 1981Opened
Passengers
2017/180.17 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Regent Centre
towards South Hylton
 Green Line Fawdon
towards Airport
Location

The line opened in June 1905, as part of the Ponteland and Darras Hall branch of the Blyth and Tyne Railway. Wansbeck Road is situated between the former Coxlodge and West Gosforth stations. The line closed to passengers in June 1929, with Coxlodge and West Gosforth stations closing to goods in November 1965 and August 1967 respectively.[2][3]

Wansbeck Road is built on an embankment above Wansbeck Road, with platforms located on opposite sides of the road. A second concrete span was added to the original single-track bridge in the late 1970s, during the construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro.

The station is also located near to the point where the Ponteland and Darras Hall branch crossed over the former Fawdon Wagonway, which operated between 1818 and 1826.

In 2018, the station, along with others on the Airport branch, were refurbished as part of the Metro: All Change programme. The project saw improvements to accessibility, security and energy efficiency, as well as the re-branding of the station to the new black and white corporate colour scheme.[4]

The station was used by 166,282 passengers in 2017–18, making it the sixth-least-used station on the network.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to both platforms at Wansbeck Road. 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.[5][6] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[7][8]

There is no dedicated car parking available at the station. There is the provision for cycle parking, with 3 cycle pods available for use.[9]

Service and frequency

Wansbeck Road is served by the  Green Line , which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes.

Services from platform 1 operate towards South Hylton, with the first train departing at 05:50 (05:49 on Saturday and 06:36 on Sunday). Services from platform 2 operate towards Airport, with the first train departing at 05:21 (05:23 on Saturday and 06:09 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.[9]

Journey times from Wansbeck Road are:

See also

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Disused Stations: Coxlodge Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "Disused Stations: West Gosforth Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. Peskett, Joe (3 October 2017). "£300k scheme to improve access at five Newcastle metro stations". Access and Mobility Professional. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. "Timetables and stations: Wansbeck Road". Nexus. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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