Kingston Park Metro station

Kingston Park is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Kingston Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. The station joined the network in September 1985 – more than four years later than neigbouring stations at Bank Foot and Fawdon.

Kingston Park
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationKingston Park, City of Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates55°00′52″N 1°39′55″W
Grid referenceNZ214689
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking96 spaces
Bicycle facilities5 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeKSP
Fare zoneB
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
15 September 1985Opened
Passengers
2017/180.44 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Fawdon
towards South Hylton
 Green Line Bank Foot
towards Airport
Location

The area surrounding Kingston Park was largely constructed during the late 1970s and early 1980s, meaning that a station did not appear as part of the original plans for the Tyne and Wear Metro network, as the area did not have the required population density.

Kingston Park has two platforms, which are staggered on opposite sides of the level crossing on Brunton Lane. Prior to the opening of the station, in March 1983, a Tyne and Wear Metro service collided with a bus operated by the Tyne and Wear PTE on the level crossing.[2]

In October 2012, traffic enforcement cameras were installed at the level crossings at Kingston Park and Bank Foot.[3] Similar cameras were installed at Callerton Parkway in 2008.[4]

In 2018, the station, along with others on the Airport branch, were refurbished as part of the Metro: All Change programme. The project saw improvements to accessibility, security and energy efficiency, as well as the re-branding of the station to the new black and white corporate colour scheme.[5]

The station was used by 443,907 passengers in 2017–18, making it the third-most-used station on the Airport branch, after South Gosforth (1,608,102) and Regent Centre (713,308).

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to both platforms at Kingston Park. 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.[6][7] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[8][9]

A pay and display car park (operated by Newcastle City Council) is available, with 96 spaces, plus 4 accessible spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with 5 cycle pods available for use.[10]

Service and frequency

Kingston Park is served by the  Green Line , which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes.

Services from platform 1 operate towards South Hylton, with the first train departing at 05:45 (05:46 on Saturday and 06:06 on Sunday). Services from platform 2 operate towards Airport, with the first train departing at 05:23 (05:26 on Saturday and 06:33 on Sunday). Trains run frequently across the network, at intervals of up to every 12 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime), and every 15 minutes (evening and Sunday), with the last trains departing at around midnight.[10]

Journey times from Kingston Park are:

See also

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Accident at Brunton Lane Level Crossing on 22nd March 1983". Railways Archive. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Safety cameras for Metro level crossings". Nexus. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Cameras for Metro train crossing". BBC News. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. Peskett, Joe (3 October 2017). "£300k scheme to improve access at five Newcastle metro stations". Access and Mobility Professional. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. "Timetables and stations: Kingston Park". Nexus. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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