St James Metro station

St James is an underground terminus station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving the city centre and St. James Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. The station joined the network in November 1982, following the opening of the line between Tynemouth and St. James.

This article is about the Tyne and Wear Metro station in Newcastle upon Tyne. For other stations called St James, see St James station.

St James
Tyne and Wear Metro station
LocationSt James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, City of Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates54°58′27″N 1°37′15″W
Grid referenceNZ243644
Transit authorityTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking345 spaces
Bicycle facilities5 cycle pods
Disabled accessStep-free access to platform level
Other information
Station codeSJM
Fare zoneA
History
Original companyTyne and Wear Metro
Key dates
14 November 1982Opened
Passengers
2017/180.27 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Monument
towards South Shields via Whitley Bay
 Yellow Line Terminus
Location

The station is situated below St. James' Park – the home of Newcastle United Football Club. The interior of the station is decorated in black and white stripes (the colours of Newcastle United F.C.), featuring images depicting players and managers from the past and present. When the station was first opened, it was finished in the same colour scheme as other stations on the network – cream and cadmium yellow.

The station was used by 273,227 passengers in 2017–18.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with two lifts providing step-free access to platforms at St. James. As part of the Metro: All Change programme, new lifts were installed at St. James in 2013,[2] with new escalators installed in 2016.[3] The station is equipped with ticket machines, 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.[4][5] The station is fitted with automatic ticket barriers, which were installed at 13 stations across the network during the early 2010s, as well as smartcard validators, which feature at all stations.[6][7]

A pay and display car park (operated by Newcastle City Council) is available, with 345 spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with 5 cycle pods available for use.[8]

Services

As of January 2021, the station is served by trains every 12–30 minutes, with additional trains at peak times. Trains are currently operating to a reduced timetable, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Rolling stock used: Class 994 Metrocar

See also

References
  1. "Tyne & Wear Metro usage figures". 2017–2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Passengers benefit from Metro's summer of modernisation work". Nexus. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Metro says goodbye to its last original escalator". Nexus. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Metro passengers feel the benefit of contactless payment". Nexus. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Revamp for Metro ticket machines". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "City Metro stations get new smart ticket machines and gates". Nexus. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "Pop card validators at Metro stations are put through their paces". Nexus. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. "Timetables and stations: St James". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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