St James Metro station

St James
Tyne and Wear Metro
The station's black and white colour scheme is designed to match Newcastle United's kit colours.
Location
Place	Newcastle City Centre
Local authority	Newcastle
WGS84	54°58′27″N 1°37′15″W / 54.9743°N 1.6208°W / 54.9743; -1.6208Coordinates: 54°58′27″N 1°37′15″W / 54.9743°N 1.6208°W / 54.9743; -1.6208
Fare zone information
Network One zone	1
Metro zone	A
Original (1979) zone	26
Station code	SJM
Operations
Platforms	2
Usage
Metro Usage	0.27[1] million
History
Opened	14/11/1982
List of stations

St James Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, in the west end of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The station is situated next to St James' Park, the stadium of Newcastle United F.C..

The station, which opened in 1982, is one of two terminals of the Yellow line of the Metro system. The interior of the station is distinct, as the walls are decked out in black and white stripes (the colours of Newcastle United) and depicts Newcastle United players and managers past and present. However, when it was first opened, it was finished in the same colours as the other underground stations on the system (cream and yellow). It has three platforms, although only 2 are in use. (The third is abandoned and was closed to the public in 1984).

In 2008-9, the station was used by around 246,000 passengers.^[2]

Gallery

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  Many panels in the station feature images of the adjacent St James' Park football stadium or former Newcastle United F.C. players. This is the view from one of the escalators.
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  One of the overrun tunnels at the end of the station platforms. A variation of Moorgate Control is used to ensure that trains are safely slowed down on the approach to the dead end tunnels.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St James Metro station.

• Train times and station information for St James Metro station from Nexus