Wallsend Metro station
Tyne and Wear Metro station in North Tyneside / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wallsend is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Wallsend, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend.
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Wallsend | |||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Wallsend, North Tyneside England | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°59′23″N 1°31′58″W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ300662 | ||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 3 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 24 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 cycle pods | ||||||||||
Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
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Station code | WSD | ||||||||||
Fare zone | B | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Original company | Newcastle and North Shields Railway | ||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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Key dates | |||||||||||
22 June 1839 | Opened as Carville | ||||||||||
1864 | Renamed Wallsend | ||||||||||
11 August 1980 | Closed for conversion | ||||||||||
14 November 1982 | Reopened | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017/18 | 0.50 million[1] | ||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
Location in Tyne and Wear, England |
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