Monkseaton Metro station

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Monkseaton
Location
Place	Monkseaton
Local authority	North Tyneside
Fare zone information
Network Zone	19
Metro Zone	C
History
Opened	1915-07-25
Metro since	1980-08-11
Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

Monkseaton Metro station is a station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro network, in Monkseaton, North Tyneside, England. The station opened in 1915 to replace the former Whitley Junction station which was situated in what is now Souter Park.

[edit] Station artwork

The station features two stained glass artworks, incorporated into the original ststion canopies. The two works Beach and Shipyards were created by artist Mike Davies. Beach was was designed by schoolgirl Rosalind Hurst.^[1]

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Monkseaton Metro station from Nexus

• Monkseaton Metro station is at coordinates 55°02′32″N 1°27′29″W / 55.0423, -1.4580 (Monkseaton Metro station)Coordinates: 55°02′32″N 1°27′29″W / 55.0423, -1.4580 (Monkseaton Metro station)

Preceding station		Tyne and Wear Metro		Following station
Whitley Bay toward St James via the Coast		Yellow line		West Monkseaton toward South Shields

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