Bede is a

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station, serving the town of

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, England. It joined the network on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network, between Heworth and

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. The station is named after the

Venerable Bede Bede (; ; 672/326 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, Bede of Jarrow, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable (), was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the most known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most fa ...

– a monk who established the nearby St. Paul's Monastery during the seventh century.

History

Unlike nearby

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and

, which were converted from former

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stations, Bede was purpose-built for

network in the early 1980s. Bede serves an area consisting mainly of

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s, 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

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Future developments

During the 2020 Budget, the

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announced an investment of £95million towards the £103million 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 Pelaw () is a residential area in Gateshead, located around from Newcastle upon Tyne, from Sunderland and from Durham. The United Kingdom 2011 census data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council ward of ''Heworth and Pelaw'' recorded ...

and

. 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.

Facilities

The 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

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), 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.

Services

, 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

and

St James Saint James or St. James may refer to: People Saints *James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just *James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater *James, son of Alphaeu ...

via

Whitley Bay Whitley Bay is a seaside town in the North Tyneside borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly governed as part of Northumberland and has been part of Tyne and Wear since 1974. It is part of the wider Tyneside built-up area, being around ...

. Rolling stock used: Class 599 ''Metrocar''

Accidents and incidents

* 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.Gerard, Malcolm; Hamilton, J A B (1984). ''Rails to Disaster, More British Steam Train Accidents 1906-1957''. London: Book Club Associates. p. 25. .

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