Park Lane Interchange


Park Lane

Park Lane Metro station was purpose-built for the Sunderland extension in 2002.
Location
Place	Sunderland City Centre
Local authority	Sunderland
Fare zone information
Network One zone	4
Metro zone	C
Original (1979) zone	57
Station code	not known
History
Opened	2 May 1999
Tyne and Wear Metro List of Tyne and Wear Metro stations

Park Lane Interchange is a busy transport interchange on the south-western fringe of the city centre of Sunderland, North East England. It offers Tyne and Wear Metro services, long distance coach services and also local bus services. It is on the site of the Park Lane Bus Station that was built in the 1930s, and a Go North East bus depot. The Metro station opened in 2002.

1 History
2 Overview
3 Services
4 External links

History

Park Lane was the busiest bus station in the United Kingdom outside of the capital. It replaced Sunderland's Central Bus Station (operated initially by Sunderland Corporation Tranport and then Tyne and Wear PTE) and the original Park Lane Bus Station, operated by Go-Ahead Northern / Go North East.

An underground Tyne and Wear Metro station opened at the site on 28 April 2002 enabling speedy travel within Sunderland and much of Tyne & Wear. The openeing was a few weeks after the rest of the Sunderland extension, due to the late delivery of wall panels.

Congestion issues within the station led to a large number of services no longer calling within the Interchange and now use street concourses on nearby Green Terrace, Vine Place and Holmeside.

Overview

Park Lane's westbound platform is used for trains to South Hylton, while passengers for north Sunderland and Tyneside use the eastbound platform. The Metro station is one of three serving the city centre, the others being University and Sunderland Central.

Primarily Stagecaoch cross-city and local routes, these buses now use street concourses on nearby Green Terrace, Vine Place and Holmeside.

There are a number of amenities at Park Lane, including two newsagents, a Nexus Travelcentre, a Greggs Bakery, and public toilets. The Interchange also hosts a busy taxi rank, as well as National Express and Megabus coach services to London, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Birmingham and other destinations across the country. Along with others on the Sunderland extension, the Metro station has vitreous enamelled panels in a colour scheme ^[1] created by Morag Morrison. Each station uses a different arrangement of colours.

Services

Metro services

Preceding station		Tyne and Wear Metro		Following station
Sunderland towards Airport		Green line		University towards South Hylton

Coach services

Route Number	Descriprion	Provider	Note
M12	Victoria (London) - Newcastle upon Tyne	Megabus
M35	Cwmbran - Newcastle upon Tyne	Megabus
326	Cambridge (Cambs) - Newcastle upon Tyne	National Express
322	Digbeth - Newcastle upon Tyne	National Express
352	Newcastle - Blackpool	National Express
380	Newcastle upon Tyne - Bangor	National Express
381	Newcastle upon Tyne - Chester	National Express
426	Victoria (London) - South Shields	National Express
530	Newcastle upon Tyne - Paignton	National Express
531	Barbican (Plymouth) - Newcastle upon Tyne	National Express
534	Glasgow - Hull	National Express
633	Ingoldmells - Newcastle upon Tyne	National Express

Bus services

Many bus services are available, including the following (from 30 October 2011):

|-Stand A -
|-Stand B -23/24/31/31A
|-Stand C - 61
|-Stand D - 60
|-Stand E - 38/202
|-Stand F - 42
|-Stand G - 700
|-Stand H - 73/X88
|-Stand J - 39
|-Stand K - 2A,2C,8,78, 78A
|-Stand L - 35 - Silksworth / Newbottle / Houghton-le-Spring
|-Stand M - X35,X36,X37,71
|-Stand N - 20, X20
|-Stand P - E1/E2/E6
|-Stand Q - 35 - South Shields
|-Stand R - 9/X3
|-Stand S - 56/N56
|-Stand T - 36
|-Stand V - 26/26A/99/135/136/700

List of Bus Services

The following are the bus services currently using Park Lane Interchange, correct to 30 October 2011. ^[2]. ^[3].

Key Journeys marked (LS) operate a limited service timetable.

Route	To	Via	Operator	Days of Operation (if not 7 days)
2A	Washington	University, Chester Road, Barnwell and Fatfield	Go North East	"Silver Arrows"
2C	Washington	University, Chester Road and Harraton	Go North East	"Silver Arrows"
8	Chester le Street	Washington	Go North East	"Lime"
Note - Daytime journeys continue to Stanley via Beamish.
9	North Shields	Fulwell, Newcastle Road, The Boldons and Jarrow	Go North East
20	Durham	Houghton le Spring and Belmont	Go North East	"Prince Bishops"
23	Hartlepool	Ryhope, Dalton Park and Peterlee	Arriva Durham County
23B	Hartlepool (LS)	Ryhope, Easington and Blackhall	Go North East
24	Durham	Ryhope, Easington and Shadforth	Arriva Durham County
24X	Framwellgate Moor (LS)	Easington, Peterlee & Durham	Arriva Durham County	One-Way, 1 journey, Mon-Fri morning.
26	Jarrow	Southwick, Hylton Castle and The Boldons	Go North East	"Show Stopper"
26A	Heworth (LS)	Southwick, Hylton Castle and The Boldons	Go North East
31	Peterlee	Ryhope, New Seaham and Easington Village	Arriva Durham County
31A	Peterlee	Ryhope, New Seaham and Easington Village	Arriva Durham County
35	South Shields	Wheatsheaf, Cleadon and Harton Nook	Go North East	"The Laser"
35	Rainton Bridge	Silksworth, East Herrington & Herrington Burn	Go North East	"The Laser"
Note - Alternate Monday to Saturday evening journeys continue to Low Moorsley or South Hetton. Also 1 Sunday journey per hour continues to South Hetton.
36	Town End Farm	Southwick, Witherwack and Downhill	Go North East	Mon-Sat daytime.
38	Tunstall Bank Estate	Leechmere, Hollycarrside & Ryhope	Go North East (#)
Note - (#) Evening journeys on Service 38 are operated by Compass Community Transport.
39	Doxford International	Grangetown, Ryhope & Tunstall Village	Go North East (#)	"Doxford Clipper"
39	Pennywell Prestbury Road	Royal Hospital & Nookside	Go North East (#)	"Doxford Clipper"
Note - (#) Evening journeys on Service 39 are operated by Stagecoach in Sunderland.
42	Vicarage Farm Estate	Grangetown, Tunstall Village and Silksworth	Go North East
56	Newcastle, New Bridge Street	Southwick, Concord, Springwell, Wrekenton, Q.E. Hospital and Gateshead	Go North East	"Fab Fifty Six"
60	Parkside	Ryhope, New Seaham and Seaham Harbour	Go North East	"Drifter"
61	Murton Station	Ryhope, New Seaham and Dalton Park	Go North East	"Drifter"
71	Chester le Street	East Herrington, Houghton le Spring and Great Lumley	Go North East
Note - Evening journeys on Service 71 terminate at Houghton le Spring.
73	Coach Road Estate	Waterview Park, Teal Farm and Concord	Connect & Go North East
78	Consett Bus Station	Penshaw, Chester-le-Street & Stanley	Go North East	"Lime", Daytime.
78A	Consett Bus Station	Penshaw, Chester-le-Street & Beamish	Go North East	"Lime", Mon-Sat evening & all-day Sun.
99	Seaburn Morrisons	Pallion, Hylton Castle & Witherwack	Go North East	Mon-Sat daytime.
135	Circular Service	Witherwack, Hylton Castle & Pallion	Go North East	Mon-Sat evening & all-day Sun.
136	Circular Service	Pallion, Hylton Castle & Witherwack	Go North East	Mon-Sat evening & all-day Sun.
180	Wear Industrial Estate	Nissan, Concord & Washington	Go North East	One-Way, 1 journey, Mon-Sat morning.
Note - 1 return journey starts from Heworth Interchange .
202	Peterlee	Seaham, Dalton Park & Easington Lane	Go North East	"East Durham", Mon-Sat daytime.
700	Royal Hospital (1st loop) Circular Service (2nd loop)	University & University Travel Hub (1st loop) Empire Theatre, Wheatsheaf & West Sunniside (2nd loop)	Go North East	Mon-Sat (1st loop) Mon-Sat daytime (2nd loop).
939	Team Valley North End	Southwick, Waterview Park & Washington	Go North East & Kingsley Coaches	2 journeys, Mon-Fri daytime.
Note - 1 return journey run by each operator.
E1	South Shields	Roker, Marsden & Bents Park	Stagecoach in South Shields
E2	South Shields	Fulwell Grange, Marsden & Chichester	Stagecoach in South Shields
E6	South Shields	Roker, Marsden & Chichester	Stagecoach in South Shields
N56	Newcastle New Bridge Street	Washington , Springwell & Gateshead	Go North East	Night Service, Sat night.
X1	Doxford International	Barnes Park & Prospect Hotel	Stagecoach in Sunderland	Limited Stop, Mon-Fri daytime.
X1	Sunderland John Street		Stagecoach in Sunderland	Limited Stop, Mon-Fri daytime.
Note - 8 journeys A.M. to Doxford, 6 journeys P.M. To Sunderland.
X3	Newcastle Eldon Square	Fulwell Grange, Boldon & Gateshead	Go North East	Limited Stop, Mon-Sat daytime.
X20	Bishop Auckland	Houghton-le-Spring, Durham & Spennymoor	Go North East	"Pronto", Mon-Sat daytime.
X35	Hartlepool	Doxford, South Hetton & Peterlee	Go North East	"Fast Cats", Limited Stop, Mon-Sat daytime.
X36	Low Moorsley	Royal Hospital, East Herrington & Houghton-le-Spring	Go North East	Limited Stop, Mon-Sat daytime.
X37	Low Moorsley	Barnes Park, East Herrington & Houghton-le-Spring	Go North East	Limited Stop, Mon-Sat daytime.
X88	MetroCentre Interchange	Southwick, Concord & Washington	Go North East	Limited Stop.

Reflist

^ "Station Colours, Park Lane". Art on Transport. Nexus. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929091932/http://www.nexus.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Nexus/Art+on+Transport/Commissions/Art+-++Station+Colours+(Park+Lane). Retrieved 2007-04-17.
^ '"Timetables - Nexus'". Nexus. http://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/timetables. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ '"Sunderland Bus Map'". Nexus. http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/nexus.org.uk/files/documents/page/Sunderland%20Guide%20web%20map.pdf. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

External links

Train times and station information for Park Lane Interchange from Nexus