Northumberland Park
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
LocationNorthumberland Park
North Tyneside
England
Coordinates55°01′59″N 1°31′11″W / 55.0331107°N 1.5198212°W / 55.0331107; -1.5198212
Grid referenceNZ307710
Transit authorityTyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking393 spaces
Bicycle facilities
  • 5 cycle lockers
  • 5 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codeNPK
Fare zoneB
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
11 December 2005Opened
Passengers
2017/180.31 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
Palmersville
towards South Shields
 Yellow Line Shiremoor
towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location
Northumberland Park is located in Tyne and Wear
Northumberland Park
Northumberland Park
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Northumberland Park is a Tyne and Wear Metro and future National Rail station, serving the village of Backworth and suburbs of Northumberland Park and West Allotment, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 11 December 2005, and is the second-newest station on the network as of March 2022.

History

The station is located to the west of the site of the former Backworth station, which closed to passengers on 13 June 1977.[2] The station was indirectly replaced by the nearby Shiremoor, which was purpose-built for the network, and opened on 10 August 1980.

Northumberland Park is located a short walk away from the nearby Cobalt Business Park.

The station was used by 311,714 passengers in 2017–18, making it the fifth-least-used station in North Tyneside.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with a lift providing step-free access to the island platform at Northumberland Park. The station is equipped with ticket machines, sheltered waiting area, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.[3][4] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[5][6]

The station serves as a park and ride, and is served by a multi-storey car park with 393 spaces, plus 12 accessible spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle lockers and five cycle pods available for use. A small bus interchange is also available at the station, providing frequent connections in and around North Tyneside and south east Northumberland.[7]

Services

As of April 2021, the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday. Additional services operate between Pelaw and Monkseaton at peak times, however these have been cancelled as a result of poor fleet availability.[8]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

Future developments

As of September 2021, plans are under development to reintroduce a passenger rail service between Newcastle and Ashington, as part of the Northumberland Line project.[9][10] The proposed passenger service would utilise the existing single-track freight line which parallels the Metro's Yellow Line between Benton Junction and the site of Backworth Junction, just to the east of Northumberland Park station. It is anticipated that a new National Rail platform will be added adjacent to the current Metro station to create an interchange.[11]

A planning application for the new National Rail station was submitted to North Tyneside Borough Council on 2 February 2021.[12] The submitted planning documents indicate that the station will have a single platform, located on the north side of Network Rail track,[13] which is designed to accommodate a four-car train.[14] It will be provided with two waiting shelters[14] and, like the Metro station, it will be accessed from Algernon Drive via stairs and a lift.[13] Approval for the new station was granted on 17 September 2021.[15]

Northumberland Park's new National Rail station will be constructed by the project's primary construction contractor, Morgan Sindall.[16] It is anticipated that the main construction phase could begin in early 2022, enabling an opening date in 2024.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Disused Stations: Backworth Station (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Timetables and stations: Northumberland Park". Nexus. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Timetables and stations: Northumberland Park". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Northumberland Line". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Northumberland Line reopening plan advances". Railway Gazette International. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Plans to hook up Northumberland to Metro station via new passenger rail link". Berwick Advertiser. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "21/00299/FUL | Construction of a new single platform railway station including: retaining wall, pedestrian lift, staircase and access from Algernon Drive modifications to existing bridge parapet. Construction of facilities ancillary to the station including, lighting, soft and hard landscaping, surface and subsurface drainage, utilities and other services, boundary treatment and other associated works | Northumberland Park Metro Station Station Road Backworth NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE". North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. 1 2 "21/00299/FUL - PLANNING DRAWINGS GENERAL ARRANGEMENT" (PDF). North Tyneside Council. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  14. 1 2 "21/00299/FUL - PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT" (PDF). North Tyneside Council. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  15. ↑ Sedgwick, David. "Second new station for Northumberland Line gets green light". Whitley Bay News Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  16. 1 2 Horgan, Rob (9 August 2021). "Morgan Sindall to build six new stations for Northumberland line restoration | New Civil Engineer". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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