Felling Metro station

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Felling
Tyne and Wear Metro station
Felling Metro station - geograph.org.uk - 1595700.jpg
LocationFelling, Borough of Gateshead
England
Coordinates54°57′11″N 1°34′18″W / 54.9531464°N 1.5717710°W / 54.9531464; -1.5717710Coordinates: 54°57′11″N 1°34′18″W / 54.9531464°N 1.5717710°W / 54.9531464; -1.5717710
Grid referenceNZ275621
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking27 spaces
Bicycle facilities
  • 4 cycle lockers
  • 4 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeFEL
Fare zoneA and B
History
Original companyBrandling Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
30 December 1839Opened
18 November 1896Resited
5 November 1979Closed for conversion
15 November 1981Reopened
Passengers
2017/180.38 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne Wear Metro logo.svg Metro Following station
Heworth
towards South Hylton
 Green Line Gateshead Stadium
towards Airport
Heworth
towards South Shields
 Yellow Line Gateshead Stadium
towards St. James via Whitley Bay
Location
Felling is located in Tyne and Wear
Felling
Felling
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Felling is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Felling, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth.

History[]

The station was originally built for the Brandling Junction Railway, opening on 30 December 1839. On 18 November 1896, the station was resited to the site of the present station. The original Brandling Junction Railway station building is still extant on the north side of the line.[2]

In November 1979, British Rail stations at Felling and Pelaw were closed, following the opening of the new interchange station at Heworth. At this time, British Rail trains were concentrated on the formerly freight-only northern pair of tracks here, leaving the southern pair available for use by the Tyne and Wear Metro. Felling re-opened as part of the Tyne and Wear Metro network in November 1981, with Pelaw re-opening in September 1985 – almost six years after the closure of the British Rail station.[3][4]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 26 March 1907, an express passenger train from Leeds to Newcastle was derailed while running between Heworth signal box and Felling station. Eight people were seriously injured, two of whom later died.[5]

Facilities[]

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramps providing step-free access to platforms at Felling. The station was refurbished in 2015, along with Gateshead Stadium, and is branded in the new black and white corporate colour scheme.[6] 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.[7][8] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[9][10]

A small car park is available, on Sunderland Road, with 27 parking spaces, plus 3 accessible spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with 4 cycle pods and 4 cycle lockers available for use.[11]

Services[]

As of April 2021, 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.[12]

Rolling stock used: Class 994 Metrocar

References[]

  1. ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Tyne and Wear Metro: Stations: Felling". TheTrams. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Felling (3rd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Disused Stations: Pelaw Station (3rd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. ^ Druitt, Lieut. Col. E. (12 April 1907). Accident at Felling on 26th March 1907. Board of Trade.
  6. ^ Marsh, Michael (13 November 2015). "Gateshead Stadium and Felling Metro stations revamped as part of modernisation programme". Chronicle Live.
  7. ^ "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. ^ "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Timetables and stations: Felling". Nexus. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Timetables and stations: Felling". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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