South Hylton Metro station

South Hylton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Pennywell and South Hylton, City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It joined the network as a terminus station on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the extension from Pelaw to South Hylton.

South Hylton
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	South Hylton, City of Sunderland England
Coordinates	54°54′15″N 1°26′52″W
Grid reference	NZ354567
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	24 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	SHL
Fare zone	C
History
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
1 June 1853	Opened as Hylton
4 May 1964	Closed
31 March 2002	Resited and reopened as South Hylton
Passengers
2017/18	0.26 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Terminus Green Line Pallion towards Airport
Location South Hylton Location in City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Show map of Sunderland South Hylton Location in Tyne and Wear, England Show map of Tyne and Wear

Original station

South Hylton stands to the east of the site of the former Hylton station, which was located west of Hylton Bank. The station opened on 1 June 1853, as part of the Penshaw branch of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. Passenger services along the Penshaw Branch were recommended for withdrawal in the Beeching Report, and the station duly closed on 4 May 1964.^[2]

Prior to the opening of the Tyne and Wear Metro station, the area was served by the Jolly Bus service, operated by W.H. Jolly. The service ran from Claxheugh Road and Evesham in South Hylton to Sunderland, using vehicles branded in a cream and brown livery. The service was withdrawn in July 1995.^[3]

Metro era

The new South Hylton station opened in 2002 and has the longest platform on the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with a length of 122 m (400 ft). Because of this, the single platform is officially recognised as two platforms, and can accommodate two trains.^[4]

Along with other stations on the line between Fellgate and South Hylton, the station is fitted with vitreous enamel panels designed by artist, Morag Morrison. Each station uses a different arrangement of colours, with strong colours used in platform shelters and ticketing areas, and a more neutral palate for external elements.^[5]

The station was used by 256,819 passengers in 2017–18, making it the eighth-most-used station on the Wearside extension.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramped access to the platform at South Hylton. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.^[6][7] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.^[8][9]

A small, free car park is available, with 24 parking spaces, plus two accessible spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use.^[10]

Services

As of April 2021^[update], the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday.^[11]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

References

1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. Quick, Michael E. (2009). Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. pp. 237 and 394. ISBN 9780901461575. OCLC 612226077.
3. "Transport: Jolly Buses". South Hylton Local History Society. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
4. Hope, Richard (1 July 2001). "Tyne & Wear Metro shares tracks to Sunderland". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
5. "'Station Colours' by Morag Morrison". Nexus. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
6. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
7. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
8. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
9. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
10. "Timetables and stations: South Hylton". Nexus. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
11. "Timetables and stations: South Hylton". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links

• Media related to South Hylton Metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• Timetable and station information for South Hylton