Wallsend Metro station

Wallsend
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Wallsend, North Tyneside England
Coordinates	54°59′23″N 1°31′58″W / 54.9895984°N 1.5327361°W / 54.9895984; -1.5327361
Grid reference	NZ300662
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus stands	3
Construction
Parking	24 spaces
Bicycle facilities	8 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	WSD
Fare zone	B
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 Carville
1864	Renamed Wallsend
11 August 1980	Closed for conversion
14 November 1982	Reopened
Passengers
2017/18	0.50 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Hadrian Road towards South Shields via Whitley Bay Yellow Line Walkergate towards St James
Location Wallsend Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Wallsend is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Wallsend, 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.