Monkseaton Metro station

Monkseaton
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
LocationMonkseaton, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates55°02′32″N 1°27′30″W / 55.0422980°N 1.4584698°W / 55.0422980; -1.4584698
Grid referenceNZ347721
Transit authorityTyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking22 spaces
Bicycle facilities10 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeMSN
Fare zoneC
History
Original companyBlyth and Tyne Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
27 June 1864Opened as Whitley
3 July 1882Renamed Monkseaton
25 July 1915Resited
10 September 1979Closed for conversion
11 August 1980Reopened
Passengers
2017/180.52 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
West Monkseaton Yellow Line Whitley Bay
towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location
Monkseaton is located in Tyne and Wear
Monkseaton
Monkseaton
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Monkseaton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Monkseaton, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends.

  1. ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.