Whitley Bay Metro station
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Whitley Bay Metro station is a station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro
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...

 network, in Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the North Sea coast and has a fine stretch of golden sandy beach forming a bay stretching from St. Mary's Island in the north to Cullercoats in the south...

, North Tyneside
North Tyneside
The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....

, 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 dates from 1910 and is now a Grade II listed building.

Ticketing anomalies

Different zonal fare systems are used for Metro single tickets and inter-modal Transfare
Transfare
A Transfare is an inter-modal ticket available for a single journey within Tyne and Wear.- Rail :Transfare tickets are valid on:* All Tyne and Wear Metro services.* Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Sunderland via Heworth....

 tickets, which means that for a number of journeys a Transfare may actually be cheaper than a standard Metro-only ticket.
Station Network Zone Metro Zone
Ilford Road
Ilford Road Metro station
Ilford Road Metro station is located mid-way between the Newcastle upon Tyne suburbs of Jesmond and Gosforth. The station opened in August 1980 and is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro service...

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West Jesmond
West Jesmond Metro station
West Jesmond Metro station is one of two Tyne and Wear Metro stations that serve the suburb of Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne. West Jesmond is the busiest suburban station on the Metro network, with 966,467 annual passenger boardings in 1995-96, which has further increased to over 1 million in...

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External links

  • Train times and station information for from Nexus
    Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
    The 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....

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