North Shields

North Shields is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of North Shields. It is situated next to the North Shields Transport Hub, on the west side of Bedford Street and The Beacon Centre.

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Railway station
Description: metro station in Tyne & Wear, England, UK
Also known as: “North shields (metro de newcastle)”, “North Shields metro station”, and “North Shields Metro station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Christ Church and Arbeia.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church is a church North Shields, in the county… Christ Church is situated 1,200 feet north of North Shields.

Arbeia

Archaeological site

Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields… Arbeia is situated 4,000 feet east of North Shields.

Fish Quay Old High Light

Lighthouse

Fish Quay Old High Light

Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The High and Low Lights of North Shields are… Fish Quay Old High Light is situated 2,600 feet east of North Shields.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Shields and South Shields.

North Shields

Town

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Shields is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.

South Shields

Town

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Shields is a coastal port town…

Tynemouth

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tynemouth is a large town in Tyne and Wear…

North Shields

Categories: Tyne and Wear Metro station, through station, last station, station located in a cut, station, and transport
Location: North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.00814° or 55° 0′ 29″ north

Longitude

-1.44896° or 1° 26′ 56″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Operator

Nexus

Network

Tyne and Wear Metro

Open location code

9C7W2H52+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7350643561

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“North Shields” goes by many names.

French: “North Shields”
Japanese: “ノース・シールズ駅”
Portuguese: “Estação North Shields”
Portuguese: “North Shields”
Ukrainian: “Норс-Шілдс”
Urdu: “نارتھ شیلڈز میٹرو اسٹیشن”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Chirton and Meadow Well.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Railway Terrace and North Shields.

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