Manors is a

Tyne and Wear Metro The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and the City of Sunderland (together forming Tyne and Wear). The owners Nexus have ...

station, serving the

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area in

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. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between

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and

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via

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. The station is located near to Manors

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station, which is on the

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. However, the stations are not directly connected.

History

The station was purpose-built for the network and opened on 14 November 1982. Heading east from Manors, the route surfaces alongside the

, before crossing the

Byker Viaduct The Byker Viaduct (also known as the Byker Metro Bridge) is a curved S-shaped light railway bridge, which carries the Tyne and Wear Metro over the River Ouseburn in Newcastle upon Tyne. It carries the line from Manors Metro station in the cit ...

over the

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, towards

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. The S-shaped viaduct was constructed for the

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, with work commencing in 1976, and completed in 1979. The former North Eastern Railway route between Manors and

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is connected by a link tunnel, located to the west of the station. It is used only by trains running out of public service, allowing them to terminate at Manors, and then return to the depot at South Gosforth (and vice versa), without having to travel around the

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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 Manors. As part of the ''Metro: All Change'' programme, new lifts were installed at Manors in 2014, with new escalators installed in 2015. 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

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), notes and coins. 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. There is no dedicated parking at the station, however there are nearby pay and display car parks, operated by

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. There is the provision for cycle parking, with five cycle pods available for use.

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. Rolling stock used: Class 599 ''Metrocar'' or Class 555

Art

An abstract mural, ''Magic City'' by British artist

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, was commissioned in 1987, and can be seen on the station concourse.

References

External links

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Timetable and station information
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