Brockley Whins | |||||||||||
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| Location | Brockley Whins,South Tyneside England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°57′34″N1°27′38″W / 54.9595193°N 1.4606840°W /54.9595193; -1.4606840 | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | NZ345628 | ||||||||||
| System | Tyne and Wear Metro station | ||||||||||
| Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | 5 cycle pods | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | BYW[a] | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | B | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Original company | Brandling Junction Railway | ||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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| 9 March 1840 | Opened asBrockley Whins | ||||||||||
| 19 June 1844 | Resited | ||||||||||
| 1 March 1925 | RenamedBoldon Colliery | ||||||||||
| 8 July 1991 | RenamedBrockley Whins | ||||||||||
| 31 March 2002 | Joined theTyne and Wear Metro network | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017/18 | 0.22 million[1] | ||||||||||
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Brockley Whins is aTyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs ofBoldon Colliery andBrockley Whins, inSouth Tyneside,Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of theGreen line extension fromPelaw toSouth Hylton.
The original station opened in June 1839, as part of theBrandling Junction Railway, and consisted of only one platform, located on the line towards Newcastle. This meant that trains towards Sunderland were required to cross over onto the opposite track, in order to allow passengers to board and alight – an arrangement quite common on other railways in the area, such asCrook. This arrangement resulted in an accident on 6 December 1870, causing five deaths.[2] The subsequent investigation led to changes in the law, as well as the construction of a second platform, to the east of the existing one, to serve Sunderland-bound trains.[3] When the station was converted for use by the Tyne and Wear Metro, the westbound platform was relocated opposite the newer eastbound platform.
The station was originally a busy junction, as the formerStanhope and Tyne Railway route fromTyne Dock toConsett andWaskerley viaWashington crossed the Brandling Junction Railwayon the level, just to the east of the station at Pontop Crossing, with various curves being laid in to connect the two routes. Since the 1850s, passenger traffic has only taken place on the present east–west route; however, the former north–south line was used by freight traffic as late as 1966.[4][5] The station was renamed Boldon Colliery by theLondon and North Eastern Railway in March 1925, but reverted to its original name in July 1991.[4]
As well asSeaburn,East Boldon andHeworth, Brockley Whins was formerly served by rail services operating along theDurham Coast Line betweenSunderland andNewcastle. Following the introduction of Tyne and Wear Metro services toWearside in March 2002, Heworth is now the only remaining intermediate station served by rail services operating between Sunderland and Newcastle.
Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to platforms at Brockley Whins. The station is also 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 cards, notes and coins.[6][7] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[8][9]
There is no dedicated car parking available at this station. There is the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use.[10]
As 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.[11]
Along with other stations on the line betweenFellgate andSouth 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.[12]
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