Tynemouth Metro station
| Tynemouth | |
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| Tyne and Wear Metro | |
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Platform 2
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| Location | |
| Place | Tynemouth |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| WGS84 | 55°01′02″N 1°25′43″W / 55.017140°N 1.42861°WCoordinates: 55°01′02″N 1°25′43″W / 55.017140°N 1.42861°W |
| Fare zone information | |
| Network One zone | 3 |
| Metro zone | C |
| Original (1979) zone | 29 |
| Station code | TYN |
| Operations | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Opened | 7 July 1882 |
| Metro since | 11 August 1980 As terminus 14 November 1982 For through services |
| List of stations | |
Tynemouth Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro network and is a Grade II* listed building. It was designed by William Bell for the North Eastern Railway Company. As well as serving the Tyne and Wear Metro, it hosts a number of permanent businesses and a weekly market. North Tyneside Council and Millhouse Developments jointly own Station Developments Limited, which in turn is the owner of Tynemouth station.
The railway station was opened in 1882 by the North Eastern Railway. It served as the terminus for the first section of the Metro network from Tynemouth to Haymarket (in Newcastle City Centre) via Benton and Jesmond, that opened on 11 August 1980; all trains used the present platform 2.
It became a through station once more on 14 November 1982 when the section to St James via North Shields, Wallsend and Monument became the fourth section of the network to commence services. British Rail continued to use the bay platforms at the southern end of Platform 2 for services from Newcastle via Wallsend until the day before the first section of the Metro opened, meaning that Tynemouth station never closed.
In 2007, English Heritage placed the station on its "at-risk" register of notable buildings in need of restoration. In early April 2009, plans regarding proposed regeneration of the station were put on show to members of the public and local businesses.
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