Monkseaton Metro station

Monkseaton
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Monkseaton, North Tyneside England
Coordinates	55°02′32″N 1°27′30″W / 55.0422980°N 1.4584698°W / 55.0422980; -1.4584698
Grid reference	NZ347721
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	22 spaces
Bicycle facilities	10 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	MSN
Fare zone	C
History
Original company	Blyth and Tyne Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
27 June 1864	Opened as Whitley
3 July 1882	Renamed Monkseaton
25 July 1915	Resited
10 September 1979	Closed for conversion
11 August 1980	Reopened
Passengers
2017/18	0.52 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station West Monkseaton towards South Shields Yellow Line Whitley Bay towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location Monkseaton Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Monkseaton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Monkseaton, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends.