South Shields Interchange
Tyne and Wear Metro and bus interchange in South Tyneside / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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South Shields Interchange is Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive's transport hub in the coastal town of South Shields, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.
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South Shields | |||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | South Shields, South Tyneside England | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°59′50″N 1°25′59″W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ325651 | ||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 15 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 4 cycle lockers | ||||||||||
Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | C | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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Key dates | |||||||||||
2 June 1879 | Opened | ||||||||||
1 June 1981 | Closed for conversion | ||||||||||
24 March 1984 | Resited and reopened | ||||||||||
8 July 2019 | Closed | ||||||||||
4 August 2019 | Resited and reopened | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017/18 | 0.59 million[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
Location in Tyne and Wear, England | |||||||||||
Notes | |||||||||||
Connection with the Shields Ferry ( 480m). |
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