Pallion Metro station
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| Tyne and Wear Metro | |
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View of Pallion station from the front of an approaching eastbound train. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Pallion |
| Local authority | City of Sunderland |
| Fare zone information | |
| Network One zone | 4 |
| Metro zone | C |
| Original (1979) zone | 56 |
| Station code | PAL |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 March 2002 |
| List of stations | |
Pallion Metro Station is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro. The station opened as part of the Sunderland extension in 2002.
The station is 150 metres north of the former Pallion mainline station, which closed to passengers in 1964.[1] (The Metro route had to deviate from the original alignment due to road construction.) Construction problems digging into the side of a hill on which the old mainline ran saw the land around the station being held into place by "nails", long metal spikes to support the earth and old railway ballast.
The station serves the residents of Pallion and Ford Estate.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pallion Metro station. |
- Train times and station information for Pallion Metro station from Nexus
Coordinates: 54°54′46″N 1°25′04″W / 54.9128°N 1.4177°W
| Preceding station | Tyne and Wear Metro | Following station | ||
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towards Airport | Green line | Terminus |
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