St Peter's Metro station

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

St Peter's is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the University of Sunderland and suburb of St Peter's, City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the Wearside extension – a project costing in the region of £100 million.^[2][3]

St Peter's
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	St Peter's, City of Sunderland England
Coordinates	54°54′40″N 1°23′02″W
Grid reference	NZ396575
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	23 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	STZ
Fare zone	C
History
Original company	Tyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
31 March 2002	Opened[a]
Passengers
2017/18	0.11 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Sunderland towards South Hylton Green Line Stadium of Light towards Airport
Location St Peter's Location in City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Show map of Sunderland St Peter's Location in Tyne and Wear, England Show map of Tyne and Wear

History

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.

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 (0.47 mi) to the east of the station. For the University of Sunderland's City Campus, the closest station is University.^[4][5] The station is also located near to the National Glass Centre, which is just over half a mile (800 m) to the east of the station.

Facilities

The station has two platforms, both of which have ticket machines (which accept cash, card and contactless payment),^[6] smartcard validators,^[7] seating, next train audio and visual displays, timetable and information posters and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to both platforms by lift, with platforms also accessed by staircase. The station has free car park, with 23 spaces (plus four accessible spaces). There is also cycle storage at the station, with five cycle pods.^[8]

Services

As of April 2021^[update], the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday between South Hylton and Newcastle Airport.^[8][b]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

Art

The station features the White Light art installation. Designed by British artist, Ron Haselden, it consists of illuminated ovals embedded into the glass floor, which change in intensity according to the strength of the wind.^[9]

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.
2. Between 31 March 2002 and 12 December 2005, Tyne and Wear Metro services operated between South Hylton and St James via Whitley Bay.