Whitley Bay Metro station

Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Whitley Bay, North Tyneside England
Coordinates	55°02′23″N 1°26′32″W / 55.0397265°N 1.4422730°W / 55.0397265; -1.4422730
Grid reference	NZ357718
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	76 spaces
Bicycle facilities	8 cycle lockers 8 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	WTL
Fare zone	C
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
3 July 1882	Opened as Whitley
1 July 1899	Renamed Whitley Bay
9 October 1910	Resited
10 September 1979	Closed for conversion
11 August 1980	Reopened
Passengers
2017/18	0.53 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Monkseaton towards South Shields Yellow Line Cullercoats towards St James
Location Whitley Bay Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Whitley Bay is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of Whitley Bay, 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.