South Hylton Metro station

South Hylton is a terminus station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving Pennywell and South Hylton in Sunderland. The station joined the network in March 2002, following the opening of the 18 km (11 mi) extension from Pelaw to South Hylton.[2]

South Hylton
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationSouth Hylton, City of Sunderland
England
Coordinates54°54′15″N 1°26′52″W
Grid referenceNZ354567
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks1
Construction
Parking24 spaces
Bicycle facilities5 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeSHL
Fare zoneC
History
Original companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 June 1853Opened as Hylton
4 May 1964Closed
31 March 2002Resited and reopened as South Hylton
Passengers
2017/180.26 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Terminus Green Line Pallion
towards Airport
Location

Original station

South Hylton stands to the east of the site of the former Hylton station, which was located west of Hylton Bank. The station opened on 1 June 1853, as part of the Penshaw branch of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. Following the Beeching Axe, the line was closed, with the station closed on 4 May 1964.[2]

Prior to the opening of the Tyne and Wear Metro station, the area was served by the Jolly Bus service, operated by W.H. Jolly. The service ran from Claxheugh Road and Evesham in South Hylton to Sunderland, using vehicles branded in a cream and brown livery. The service was withdrawn in July 1995.[3]

Metro era

The new South Hylton station opened in 2002, and has the longest platform on the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with a length of 122 m (400 ft). Because of this, the single platform is officially recognised as two platforms, and can accommodate two trains.[4]

Along with other stations on the line between Fellgate and South Hylton, the station is fitted with vitreous enamel panels designed by artist, Morag Morrison. Each station uses a different arrangement of colours, with strong colours used in platform shelters and ticketing areas, and a more neutral palate for external elements.[5]

The station was used by 256,819 passengers in 2017–18, making it the eighth-most-used station on the Wearside extension.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to the platform at South Hylton. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point. 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 small, free car park is available, with 24 parking spaces, plus 2 accessible spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with 5 cycle pods available for use.[10]

Service and frequency

South Hylton 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 Airport, with the first train departing at 06:01 (06:06 on Saturday and 07:06 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 South Hylton are:

See also

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. Quick, Michael E. (2009). Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. pp. 237 and 394. ISBN 9780901461575. OCLC 612226077.
  3. "Transport: Jolly Buses". South Hylton Local History Society. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. Hope, Richard (1 July 2001). "Tyne & Wear Metro shares tracks to Sunderland". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. "'Station Colours' by Morag Morrison". Nexus. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. "Timetables and stations: South Hylton". Nexus. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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