Hebburn_Metro_station

Hebburn Metro station

Hebburn Metro station

Tyne and Wear Metro station in South Tyneside

Hebburn is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Hebburn, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network, between Heworth and South Shields.

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History

The station was opened on 1 March 1872 by the North Eastern Railway.[2] The station became a Tyneside Electrics station around 1938 and de-electricified in 1963. Following closure for conversion in the early 1980s, the station was demolished and re-built, with staggered platforms on each side of the bridge on Station Road.

Metro Flow

During the 2020 Budget, the Government announced the £103 million Metro Flow scheme. Between September 2022 and December 2022, a full closure of the line between Pelaw and South Shields took place. Three sections of single line were converted to dual line, between Pelaw and Hebburn (800 m (0.5 miles)), Hebburn and Jarrow (1.4 km (0.9 miles)) and Jarrow and Bede (600 m (0.4 miles). The project also saw a previously freight-only line electrified and redesigned to operate using a similar system to the existing shared line between Pelaw and Sunderland.[3][4]

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramps providing step-free access to both platforms at Hebburn. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.[5][6] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[7][8]

There is a free car park available at the station, with 80 spaces, plus four accessible spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use.[9]

Services

As of April 2021, the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday.[10]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

References

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    "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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    "Disused Stations: Pelaw Station (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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    "Our £100m project to boost frequency and reliability on Metro". Tyne and Wear PTE. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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    "Rail in the 2020 budget". Railway Gazette International. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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    "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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    "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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    "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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    "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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    "Timetables and stations: Hebburn". Nexus. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Timetables and stations: Hebburn". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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