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Hebburn is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Hebburn, 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.

Hebburn
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Hebburn, South Tyneside England
Coordinates	54°58′31″N 1°31′16″W
Grid reference	NZ307645
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	80 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Disabled access	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	HEB
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
1 March 1872	Opened
1 June 1981	Closed for conversion
24 March 1984	Reopened
Passengers
2017/18	0.42 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne and Wear Metro Following station Jarrow towards South Shields Yellow Line Pelaw towards St James via Whitley Bay
Location
Hebburn Location in Tyne and Wear, England

History

The station was opened on 1 March 1872 by the North Eastern Railway.[2] The station became a Tyneside Electrics station around 1938 and de-electricified in 1963. Following closure for conversion in the early 1980s, the station was demolished and re-built, with staggered platforms on each side of the bridge on Station Road.

Hebburn is situated on a single-line section of track, but has a long passing loop for Tyne and Wear Metro services, and therefore two platforms. On the north side of the station is a single-track line used by freight services.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramps providing step-free access to both platforms at Hebburn. The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins.[3][4] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.[5][6]

There is a free car park available at the station, with 80 spaces, plus four accessible spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use.[7]

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.[8]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

Future developments

During the 2020 Budget, the Government announced a £103 million scheme, known as Metro Flow. From September 2022, the project will see three sections of single line between Pelaw and Bede converted to dual use, with the existing freight-only line electrified, and redesigned to operate using a similar system to the existing shared line between Pelaw and Sunderland.[9][10]

References

External links

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

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