North Shields

Location type

Station

Name and dates

North Shields

Opened on the Tynemouth Extension (Newcastle and Berwick Railway).


Nearby stations
North Shields [1st]
Tynemouth [B and T] [1st]
Meadow Well
South Shields [NER]
North Shields [B and T]
Tyne Commission Quay
South Shields
South Shields [2nd]
Tynemouth
Tynemouth [B and T] [2nd]
Tynemouth [N and B]
Percy Main
Percy Main [B and T]
South Shields [1st]
High Shields [2nd]
North Shields Tunnel
Edward Dock [Tyne]
St Hilda Colliery
Garden Lane Junction
Percy Main North Junction
Tourist/other
North Shields Ferry Terminal
Tyne Drops [South Shields]
Stanhope Drops
South Shields Roman Fort
South Shields Ferry Terminal
Harton Low Staiths
Brandling Drops
Harton High Staiths
Tyne Commissioners Staiths
Northumberland Dock Quay
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


News items

21/07/2023Iconic Shields Ferry celebrates 30 years of service on the Tyne [Tyne and Wear Metro]
16/03/2023Nexus carries out ground survey work for a new Shields Ferry landing [Tyne and Wear Metro]
20/05/2022Chance to help out at North Tyneside railway museum [Berwick Advertiser]
21/03/2022Nexus to invest £3m replacing an ageing Metro bridge in North Tyneside [Tyne and Wear Metro]
03/03/2022Milestone reached in creation of North Shields' new transport hub [Tyne and Wear Metro]
17/12/2021Plans are submitted for new transport hub in North Shields [Tyne and Wear Metro]
23/08/2021Michael Portillo films on Metro and Shields Ferry for new TV series [Tyne and Wear Metro]
19/03/2021Shields Ferry service to resume [Tyne and Wear Metro]
29/01/2021Funding in place to create a new Shields Ferry landing [Tyne and Wear Metro]
11/11/2020Shields Ferry halted in the evenings due to low passenger numbers [Tyne and Wear Metro]