Stadium of Light Metro station

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Stadium of Light
Stadium of Light Metro station
View of Stadium of Light station from the front of an approaching train.
Location
Place Monkwearmouth
Local authority Sunderland
Fare zone information
Network Zone 57
Metro Zone C
History
Opened 2002-03-31
Tyne and Wear Metro
List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

Stadium of Light Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, situated to the north of the centre of the city of Sunderland, England. The station opened in 2002, as part of the extension of the Metro system into the city. It is named after the nearby Stadium of Light, the home stadium of Sunderland A.F.C., which is just a 10 minute walk away.

From the opening of the Sunderland extension until December 2005, the station was on the Yellow line, so it was possible to travel between the Stadium of Light and St James, home of local rivals Newcastle United, without changing trains - although the journey involved a long detour via the coast.

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