West Monkseaton Metro station

West Monkseaton
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Monkseaton, North Tyneside England
Coordinates	55°02′26″N 1°28′34″W / 55.0405469°N 1.4759796°W / 55.0405469; -1.4759796
Grid reference	NZ336719
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	3 cycle lockers 5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	WMN
Fare zone	C
History
Original company	London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
20 March 1933	Opened
10 September 1979	Closed for conversion
11 August 1980	Reopened
Passengers
2017/18	0.38 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Shiremoor towards South Shields Yellow Line Monkseaton towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location West Monkseaton Location in Tyne and Wear, England

West Monkseaton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, and former British Rail station, serving the suburb of Monkseaton in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was opened in 1933, closed in 1979 for conversion to become part of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and joined that network in 1980.

The station is a rare example of the Art Deco style applied to a railway station in the United Kingdom. The station building has curved flanking entrance bays and a flat roof, whilst the metal framed windows provide a horizontal emphasis based on the glazing bars. It is variously attributed to the LNER architect, H. H. Powell, and to Oliver Hill, the architect of the Midland Hotel in Morecambe.^[2][3]