Meadow Well Metro station


Meadow Well is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Chirton, Meadow Well and Royal Quays in North Tyneside. The station joined the network as Smith's Park in November 1982, following the opening of the line between Tynemouth and St. James.
Unlike neighbouring Percy Main and North Shields, which were converted from former British Rail stations, Smith's Park was purpose-built for the Tyne and Wear Metro network in the early 1980s.
The station is located on the housing estate on which the Meadow Well Riots took place in 1991. Following the redevelopment of the Meadow Well and Royal Quays area in the early 1990s, the station was renamed Meadow Well in October 1994.
The station was refurbished in 2011, along with nearby Howdon. The refurbishment project involved the installation of white vitreous enamel panels, new seating and lighting, and improved security and accessibility, as well as resurfaced platforms. The station was also painted in to the new black and white corporate colour scheme.
Meadow Well is located about from the North Shields International Ferry Terminal, from which a daily ferry service to Amsterdam IJmuiden operates. The station is also a short walk from the Royal Quays Outlet Centre, which is just over half a mile to the south of the station.
The station was used by 297,440 passengers in 2017–18.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramps providing step-free access to both platforms at Meadow Well. The station is equipped with ticket machines, sheltered waiting area, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card, notes and coins. The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.
There is no dedicated car parking available at the station. There is the provision for cycle parking, with 2 cycle pods available for use.

Service and frequency

Meadow Well is served by the, which operates between South Shields and St. James with an end-to-end journey time of 83 minutes.
Services from platform 1 operate towards South Shields via Whitley Bay, with the first train departing at 06:07. Services from platform 2 operate towards St. James, with the first train departing at 05:33. Trains run frequently across the network, at intervals of up to every 12 minutes, and every 15 minutes, with the last trains departing at around midnight.
Journey times from Meadow Well are: