North Shields Metro station

North Shields
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	North Shields, North Tyneside England
Coordinates	55°00′29″N 1°26′56″W / 55.0081382°N 1.4489628°W / 55.0081382; -1.4489628
Grid reference	NZ353683
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	NSH
Fare zone	C
History
Original company	Newcastle and North Shields Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
22 June 1839	Opened as Shields
1874	Renamed North Shields
11 August 1980	Closed for conversion
14 November 1982	Reopened
Passengers
2017/18	0.76 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Tynemouth towards South Shields via Whitley Bay Yellow Line Meadow Well towards St James
Location North Shields Location in Tyne and Wear, England
Notes Connection with the Shields Ferry by bus 19.

North Shields is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of North Shields, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend.