New Tyne and Wear Metro Station Planned
19 Oct 2005
The Tyne and Wear Metro network is to get a new £3m station, at Simonside in South Shields.Located between Tyne Dock and Bede stations, Simonside, the 59th Metro station, will open in January 2007. Crime-deterring CCTV will be a key feature of the development.
Mike Parker, Director General of Metro operators Nexus, said: “We will now be steaming ahead with the detailed preparatory work that needs to be done and should be on site early next year.”