Brockley Whins Metro station
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Brockley Whins Metro station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro
Green Line. It serves the Brockley Whins
area of South Tyneside
, England
.
The station was formerly served by mainline services between Sunderland
and Newcastle Central station
but was taken over by the Metro as part of the extension to Sunderland and South Hylton
in 2002. Today the services operated by the current franchise holder Northern Rail
pass through the station but do not stop. There are also a few freight trains (but most take the line to Tyne Dock which diverges at the west end of the station), and empty Grand Central workings between Heaton depot and Sunderland.
The original Brockley Whins station, on the Brandling Junction Railway, only had a platform on the down line (towards Newcastle). This meant trains towards Sunderland had to cross over onto the opposite track to allow passengers to board and alight. This single line working arrangement resulted in an accident causing five deaths on 6 December 1870 and the building of a second platform originally some distance east of the other, as well as changes to the law.. When the station was converted for Metro use, the "down" (westbound) platform was relocated opposite the "up".
For a time, the station was known as Boldon Colliery, but reverted to its original name in the 1990s.
Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...
Green Line. It serves the Brockley Whins
Brockley Whins
Brockley Whins is an area of South Shields, in South Tyneside, England.It is served by Brockley Whins Metro station....
area of South Tyneside
South Tyneside
South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England.It is bordered by four other boroughs - Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, and North Tyneside to the north. The border county of Northumberland lies further north...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The station was formerly served by mainline services between Sunderland
Sunderland station
Sunderland Station is a National Rail and Tyne and Wear Metro station in the city centre of Sunderland, North East England. It is the only station in the country where both heavy rail and light rail services use the same platforms...
and Newcastle Central station
Newcastle Central station
Newcastle railway station , is the mainline station of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building...
but was taken over by the Metro as part of the extension to Sunderland and South Hylton
South Hylton Metro station
South Hylton Metro station serves the suburb of South Hylton on the banks of the River Wear. The station opened as part of the Sunderland extension in 2002...
in 2002. Today the services operated by the current franchise holder Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
pass through the station but do not stop. There are also a few freight trains (but most take the line to Tyne Dock which diverges at the west end of the station), and empty Grand Central workings between Heaton depot and Sunderland.
The original Brockley Whins station, on the Brandling Junction Railway, only had a platform on the down line (towards Newcastle). This meant trains towards Sunderland had to cross over onto the opposite track to allow passengers to board and alight. This single line working arrangement resulted in an accident causing five deaths on 6 December 1870 and the building of a second platform originally some distance east of the other, as well as changes to the law.. When the station was converted for Metro use, the "down" (westbound) platform was relocated opposite the "up".
For a time, the station was known as Boldon Colliery, but reverted to its original name in the 1990s.
External links
- Train times and station information for Brockley Whins Metro station from NexusTyne and Wear Passenger Transport ExecutiveThe Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive using the brandname of Nexus, is the Passenger Transport Executive for the Tyne and Wear region of North East England....