Bede is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Jarrow, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network, between Heworth and South Shields.
Bede | |||||||||||
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| Tyne and Wear Metro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Jarrow, South Tyneside England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°58′27″N 1°27′56″W / 54.9742849°N 1.4656764°W | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | NZ343645 | ||||||||||
| Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | 2 cycle pods | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | BDE | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | B and C | ||||||||||
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| Original company | Tyne and Wear Metro | ||||||||||
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| 24 March 1984 | Opened | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017/18 | 0.13 million[1] | ||||||||||
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The station is named after the Venerable Bede – a monk who established the nearby St. Paul's Monastery during the seventh century.[citation needed]
History
editUnlike nearby Hebburn and Jarrow, which were converted from former British Rail stations, Bede was purpose-built for Tyne and Wear Metro network in the early 1980s.[citation needed]
Bede serves an area consisting mainly of industrial estates, with the station located adjacent to the J. Barbour and Sons clothing factory. The station also serves the 1st Cloud Arena, the home ground of South Shields F.C..[citation needed]
Future developments
editDuring the 2020 Budget, the UK Government announced an investment of £95 million towards the £103 million Metro Flow project, which aims to increase capacity by up to 30,000 passenger journeys per day, and improve reliability on the branch line between Pelaw and South Shields. From September 2022, the project will include upgrading and electrifying a currently freight-only line, doubling three sections of single track between Pelaw and Bede, and purchasing four extra trains in addition to the 42 which have already been funded.[2][3][4][5][6][excessive citations]
Facilities
editThe station has two platforms (situated at either side of a small bridge over Monksway), both of which have ticket machines (which accept cash, card and contactless payment), smartcard validators, sheltered waiting area, seating, next train audio and visual displays, timetable and information posters and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to both platforms by ramp, with platforms also accessed by stairs. There is cycle storage at the station, with two cycle pods.[7]
Services
editAs 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 between South Shields and St James via Whitley Bay.[7][a]
Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 17 December 1915, at nearby St Bede's Junction, 18 people were killed and a further 81 injured, when a passenger train crashed into a banking engine in the early morning fog.[8][9]
Notes
edit- ^ Prior to 12 December 2005, services operated between South Shields and Newcastle Airport.
References
edit- ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Our £100m project to boost frequency and reliability on Metro". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Rail in the 2020 budget". Railway Gazette International. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Smith, Kev (11 March 2020). "Midlands Rail Hub and Tyne & Wear Metro secure government funding". International Railway Journal. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Holden, Michael (12 March 2020). "More trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro thanks to Government funded £100m project". RailAdvent. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Nexus to receive four additional Metro trains from Stadler". Railway Technology. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Timetables and stations: Bede". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Rolt, L. T. C. (1982). Red for danger: A history of railway accidents and railway safety. G. M. Kichenside (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 213–214. ISBN 0-7153-8362-0. OCLC 9526651.
- ^ Gerard, Malcolm; Hamilton, J A B (1984). Rails to Disaster, More British Steam Train Accidents 1906-1957. London: Book Club Associates. p. 25. ISBN 0-04-385103-7.
External links
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Media related to Bede Metro station at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable and station information for Bede
