Stadium of Light is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Stadium of Light and suburbs of Roker and Monkwearmouth, City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the extension from Pelaw to South Hylton.
Stadium of Light | |||||||||||
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| Tyne and Wear Metro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Monkwearmouth, City of Sunderland England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°55′05″N 1°22′59″W / 54.9181372°N 1.3829516°W | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | NZ396583 | ||||||||||
| Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 182 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 5 cycle pods | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SFC | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | C | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Original company | Tyne and Wear Metro | ||||||||||
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| 31 March 2002 | Opened | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017/18 | 0.26 million[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
editThe station is named after the nearby Stadium of Light, the home stadium of Sunderland A.F.C., which is located about 700 metres south west of the station. Despite the station's name, the nearby station at St Peter's is located closer to the stadium.[citation needed]
In July 2017, the station was decorated in red and white stripes, the colours of Sunderland A.F.C., to celebrate 20 years of the Stadium of Light.[2][3]
Facilities
editStep-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to both platforms at Stadium of Light. 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.[4][5] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[6][7]
There is a pay and display car parking available at the station, with 182 spaces, plus 12 accessible spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use.[8]
Services
editAs of April 2021[update], 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.[9]
Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar
References
edit- ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Stadium of Light Metro station revamped in red and white". ITV News. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Stadium of Light Metro station earns its stripes". Nexus. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Timetables and stations: Stadium of Light". Nexus. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Timetables and stations: Stadium of Light". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Stadium of Light Metro station at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable and station information for Stadium of Light
