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Mar 31, 2024 · South Shields: The town is now served by a completely new bus and Metro interchange which opened in the summer of 2019. The first South Shields Metro station was on nearby King Street.
Jul 9, 2019 · The official opening of the Heworth - South section of the Tyne and Wear Metro at South Shields (Initially Green Line but now Yellow line) on 23 March 1984. This completed the initial phase of the Tyne & Wear Metro.
- Tyneside Passenger Transport Authority
- 23.3.1984
- 8.7.2019
- King Street
The first route, shared by both the Green Line (from South Hylton to Airport) and Yellow Line (from South Shields to St. James), runs from north to south. It heads underground at Jesmond , and runs south through Haymarket , Monument and Central , before rising above ground to cross the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge over the River Tyne .
Mar 26, 2024 · The South Tyneside line was formerly part of the old Tyneside Electric rail network, which the Tyne and Wear PTE took over from British Rail and converted it to allow the operation of Metro...
Mar 19, 2024 · The first South Shields Metro station was on nearby King Street. The station, which was originally located on Mile End Road, was opened on 2 June 1879 by the North Eastern Railway; it later became a part of the Tyneside Electrics railway network.
The station, which was originally located on Mile End Road, was opened on 2 June 1879 by the North Eastern Railway; it later became a part of the Tyneside Electrics railway network. It closed in June 1981, for conversion to part of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.
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Direct access to station is via entrances at Keppel Street (old bus station area) and from Albemarle Street (just off Fowler Street). Drop off car point at the Albemarle Street entrance. Access to ticketing areas