Cullercoats Metro station
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English: Cullercoats 55°02′06″N 1°26′11″W / 55.035°N 1.4363°W is a station on the Yellow Line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Cullercoats on the North Sea coast.
Opened | New or converted |
Number of platforms | Track alignment | Tyne & Wear metropolitan borough |
11 August 1980 | Converted | 2 | NNW-SSE | North Tyneside |
Layout | ||||
Two side platforms at ground level with platform level station buildings along their full length | ||||
Platform no. and position |
Direction of travel |
Previous stop |
Route | Next stop |
Platform 1 West |
Northbound | Tynemouth | Yellow Line to South Shields (stop 14 of 42) | Whitley Bay |
Platform 2 East |
Southbound | Whitley Bay | Yellow Line to St James (stop 29 of 42) | Tynemouth |
Notes | ||||
None | ||||
Station buildings | ||||
The original old red brick station building/walls, 100' long on both platforms | ||||
Access | ||||
Station forecourt to the east, at the west end of Station Road; footpath SW to St George's Road (Cullercoats Library); with the platforms connected by a footbridge at the southern end | ||||
Protection from the elements | ||||
120' platform canopies attached to both station buildings | ||||
Interchanges | ||||
None |
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The view west to the outside of the Platform 2 building, along Station Road
5 April 2012 -
The view west to the outside of the Platform 2 building
10 April 2005 -
The view from the front of Metrocar No. 4089 as it approaches Platform 1
10 October 2005 -
The view north along Platform 1, with Metrocar No. 4071 seen in Platform 2 forming the front half of a train bound for St James
9 February 2010 -
The view north along Platform 1, with Metrocar No. 4045 seen in Platform 2 forming the front half of a train bound for St James
23 May 2012 -
The view north along Platform 1 as a train departs Platform 1 en route to South Shields, while another stands in Platform 2
6 January 2010 -
The view north east from the south end of Platform 1, under the station footbridge and across to Platform 2
6 January 2010 -
The view south along Platform 2, with Metrocar No. 4006 seen in Platform 1 forming the front half of a train bound for South Shields
23 May 2012 -
The station footbridge (south side)
24 July 2006 -
The station footbridge (interior)
24 July 2006 -
The station footbridge (interior)
21 January 2011