Pelaw Metro station
Pelaw | ||||||||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Step-free access to platform | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | PLW | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | B | |||||||||||||||
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Original company | Brandling Junction Railway | |||||||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
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30 December 1839 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
5 November 1979 | Closed | |||||||||||||||
15 September 1985 | Reopened | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2017/18 | 1.09 million[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Tyne and Wear, England |
Pelaw is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Bill Quay, Pelaw and Wardley, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 September 1985.
History
The station opened by the
Passenger services on the
Pelaw was not initially replaced, but following the completion of new housing nearby a new station was built on the site of the old; it opened in September 1985, a year and a half after the
Facilities
In 2006, the station was rebuilt with a new ticket hall and indoor waiting area more appropriate to its position as the transfer station between the Sunderland and South Shields branches.
Services
As of April 2021[update], the station is served by up to ten trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to eight trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday. Additional services operate between Pelaw and Benton, Monkseaton, Regent Centre or South Gosforth at peak times.[4]
Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar
References
- ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Disused Stations - Pelaw (3rd site)" Disused Stations; Retrieved 2014-04-09
- ^ "Disused Stations - Pelaw (4th site)"
- ^ "Timetables and stations: Pelaw". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
- Media related to Pelaw Metro station at Wikimedia Commons
- Timetable and station information for Pelaw