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University is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the University of Sunderland and suburb of , City of Sunderland in . It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the extension from to .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: metro station in Tyne & Wear
  • Also known as: “University metro station” and “University Metro station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stadium of Light and Sunderland Minster.

Stadium
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an all-seater football in , England, and the eighth and current home to Sunderland. With seating for 49,000 spectators, the is the 10th largest football stadium in England. is situated 1 mile north of University.

Church
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Minster Church of St Michael and All Angels and St Benedict Biscop is the minster church of , , England. Formerly known as "St Michael & All Angels' Church", it served as the parish church for Bishopwearmouth, but was renamed in January 1998 after Sunderland was granted city status. is situated 1,300 feet northeast of University.

Railway station
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is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the port city of in , England. It joined the network on 28 April 2002, following the opening of the extension from to . is situated 1,600 feet east of University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashbrooke and Pallion.

Suburb
is a residential area of Sunderland, directly south and south-west of the city centre. developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb and electoral ward in North West Sunderland, in , England. Most of the buildings in the area were built during the Victorian Era and consist of large terraced houses built for shipbuilders, but also smaller one-storey cottages in other areas for local workers.

Suburb
Photo: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of , in England. is located at the north side of the mouth of the . It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland.

University

Latitude
54.90279° or 54° 54′ 10″ north
Longitude
-1.3921° or 1° 23′ 32″ west
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Operator
Nexus
Network
Tyne and Wear Metro
Open location code
9C6WWJ35+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4524012054
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
7677061
Wiki­data ID
Q7894829
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“University” goes by many names.
  • French: “University”
  • Ukrainian: “Університет”

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