North Shields Metro station

North Shields
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
LocationNorth Shields, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates55°00′29″N 1°26′56″W / 55.0081382°N 1.4489628°W / 55.0081382; -1.4489628
Grid referenceNZ353683
Transit authorityTyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilities5 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeNSH
Fare zoneC
History
Original companyNewcastle and North Shields Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
22 June 1839Opened as Shields
1874Renamed North Shields
11 August 1980Closed for conversion
14 November 1982Reopened
Passengers
2017/180.76 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
Tynemouth Yellow Line Meadow Well
towards St James
Location
North Shields is located in Tyne and Wear
North Shields
North Shields
Location in Tyne and Wear, England
Notes
Connection with the Shields Ferry by bus 19.

North Shields is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of North Shields, 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.

  1. ^ "Tyne and Wear Metro usage figures 2017–18". 6 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.