Wallsend is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Wallsend in North Tyneside. The station joined the network in November 1982, following the opening of the line between Tynemouth and St. James. The station is situated on the site of the former Wallsend station, which opened in 1839, under the Newcastle and North Shields Railway. This later became part of the North Tyneside Loop, served by the North Eastern Railway. Following closure for conversion in the early 1980s, the station was demolished and re-built. Michael Pinsky's Pontis art project was commissioned for the station in 2003, and featured photographs of the local area, which were digitally altered so that words appeared in Latin. This installation has since been replaced by a new artwork, which consists of images of Hadrian's Wall, by photographer Graeme Peacock. Wallsend is the only station in the United Kingdom which has signage in Latin. This is a nod to the station's location, near to the Segedunum Roman Fort at the end of Hadrian's Wall. It is also one of the few stations in England to have bilingual signage, with others being London St. Pancras International, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International, Southall and Hereford. The station was used by 499,680 passengers in 2017–18, making it the fifth-most-used station in North Tyneside.
Facilities
Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and WearMetro network, with ramps providing step-free access to both platforms at Wallsend. 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 a small free car park available at the station, with 24 spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with 8 cycle pods available for use.
Service and frequency
Wallsend 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 05:59. Services from platform 2 operate towards St. James, with the first train departing at 05:41. 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 Wallsend are:
Wallsend Bus Station opened in November 1982, along with the adjacent Tyne and Wear Metro station. It is served by Go North East and Stagecoach North East's local bus services, with frequent routes serving Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside. The bus station has three departure stands, each of which is fitted with a waiting shelter, seating, next bus information displays, and timetable posters. The bus station was refurbished in 2009 – at a cost of £130,000. , the stand allocation is:
