Meadow Well Metro station

Meadow Well
Tyne and Wear Metro
Location
Place	North Shields
Local authority	North Tyneside
WGS84	55°00′05″N 1°27′57″W / 55.0015°N 1.4658°W / 55.0015; -1.4658Coordinates: 55°00′05″N 1°27′57″W / 55.0015°N 1.4658°W / 55.0015; -1.4658
Fare zone information
Network One zone	2&3
Metro zone	B & C
Original (1979) zone	28
Station code	SPK, then MWL
History
Opened	14 November 1982 as Smith's Park
Renamed	10 October 1994
Distance from Datum
OUT Distance	WP 17.825 km
IN Distance	PW 17.759 km
List of stations

Meadow Well Metro station is on the yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro in the UK, within the Meadow Well area of North Shields.

Originally named Smith's Park, the station was purpose built for the Metro and opened on 14 November 1982.

The station is located on the housing estate where the Meadow Well Riots took place in 1991, and although the area has significantly improved since then, it still suffers from crime and social problems and the station has often been the scene of a number of criminal acts. Much work, however, is being delivered on the Estate to tackle to root causes of poverty on the Estate, particularly through the interventions of the Cedarwood Trust.

After the redevelopment of the Meadow Well and Royal Quays areas, the station was reopened on 10 October 1994 with the name Meadow Well.

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• Train times and station information for Meadow Well Metro station from Nexus