17-701: WTL or variation may refer to: Transportation [ edit ] Whitley Bay Metro station (rail station code: WTL), North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK Westall railway station (rail station code: WTL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Tuntutuliak Airport (IATA airport code: WTL; FAA id: A61), Bethel, Alaska Companies [ edit ] Windflow Technology (stock ticker: WTL) New Zealand wind power company West Energy (stock ticker: WTL) Canadian energy exploration company WorldCall (stock ticker: WTL) Pakistani telecom company Sports [ edit ] Warszawskie Towarzystwo Łyżwiarskie (WTL),
34-487: A pre-grouping wooden footbridge, which is similar in design to that at nearby Cullercoats . The station has a pay and display car park, with 71 spaces. There is also cycle storage at the station, with four cycle pods and five Sheffield stands . As of April 2021 , 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. Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar A weekly market
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68-486: A slower service, and trains called at intervals of every 30 minutes instead of every 20, although a limited-stop express service also called every hour. In preparation for its second conversion to electric train operation, this time to join the Tyne and Wear Metro system, the station lost its services towards Newcastle via Monkseaton on 23 January 1978, and was closed completely on 10 September 1979. It reopened on 11 August 1980,
85-442: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Whitley Bay Metro station 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 . In 1860,
102-449: Is step-free access to both platforms by accessible footbridge, with platforms also linked by a second footbridge, which replaced the original with latticework sides. The station has free car park, with 76 spaces. There is also cycle storage at the station, with eight cycle lockers and eight cycle pods. As of April 2021 , the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during
119-551: The Blyth and Tyne Railway opened the line from Tynemouth to Dairy House Junction, situated south of the village of Hartley in Northumberland . The original station serving the coastal town was named Whitley , and was located around 600 metres (660 yd) west of the present station. However, this station was only open for four years, being closed in June 1864 and replaced by a station to
136-770: The electric trains of the North Eastern Railway . The electric services became so popular with people living in Whitley Bay and travelling to Newcastle to work, and also with those visiting the town for a day out or a holiday, that a new station became a necessity. The new building opened in October 1910. Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner later said of the building that it "(lends) some distinction to an undistinguished neighbourhood". The Tyneside Electrics were withdrawn by British Rail in 1967, and replaced by diesel multiple unit trains. The diesel trains provided
153-405: The evening and on Sunday between South Shields and St James via Whitley Bay. Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar Tynemouth Metro station Tynemouth is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of Tynemouth , North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear , England. It joined the network as a terminus station on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of
170-611: The first day of Metro service. The main changes involved in the station's conversion were shortening of the train shed at each end of the platforms and replacement of the original footbridge, with no further major changes having been made as of 2014. The station's main building and train shed were given Grade II listed building status in 1986. The station has two platforms, both of which have ticket machines (which accept cash, card and contactless payment ), smartcard validators, seating, next train audio and visual displays, timetable and information posters and an emergency help point. There
187-469: The following year. On 2 July 2012, the station was officially reopened by Anne, Princess Royal , and subsequently removed from the register. The station has two platforms, both of which have ticket machines (which accept cash, card and contactless payment ), 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 road bridge, with platforms also linked by
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#1732858286554204-602: The line was electrified as part of the Tyneside Electrics network, using a 600 V DC third-rail system. Owing to falling passenger numbers during the 1960s, as well as rising costs, and the need to renew life expired infrastructure and rolling stock, the Tyneside Electrics network was de-electrified and converted to diesel multiple unit operation in 1967. The station has remained in constant use since opening, with British Rail continuing to use
221-468: The network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends . The station, designed by architect William Bell, was originally opened by the North Eastern Railway on 7 July 1882. It was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 2 November 1978. Following a significant decline in the number of passengers using the North Eastern Railway 's services in North Tyneside during the early 1900s,
238-408: The north, adjacent to the present day station at Monkseaton . On 3 July 1882, the North Eastern Railway opened the coastal route between Monkseaton and Tynemouth, replacing the inland Blyth and Tyne Railway route. A new station, designed by William Bell, was opened the same year. Also known as Whitley , the station was renamed Whitley Bay on 1 July 1899. From 1904, the station was served by
255-457: The present platform 2. In 2007, English Heritage placed the station on the Heritage at Risk Register . The survey is used by national and local government, a wide range of individuals and heritage groups to establish the extent of risk and to help assess priorities for action and funding decisions. Work on the £3.68 million regeneration project began in early 2011, and was completed in
272-402: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title WTL . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WTL&oldid=940434822 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
289-494: The station's former bay platforms for services from Newcastle via Wallsend until the day before the first section of the Tyne and Wear Metro opened. Tynemouth joined the Tyne and Wear Metro network on 11 August 1980, with the opening of the first phase of the network between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends . Prior to the introduction of through services to St James via Wallsend on 14 November 1982, all trains used
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