South Shields Interchange
South Shields Interchange is Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive's transport hub in the coastal town of South Shields, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: metro station in Tyne & Wear
- Also known as: “South Shields”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Hilda’s Church and Arbeia.
St Hilda’s Church
Church
Photo: [2], CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Hilda's Church, South Shields is a Grade II listed parish church in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the Church of England. St Hilda’s Church is situated 910 feet west of South Shields Interchange.
Arbeia
Archaeological site
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. Arbeia is situated 2,600 feet north of South Shields Interchange.
Customs House, South Shields
Theater building
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Customs House is an arts and entertainment venue in the Mill Dam Conservation Area of South Shields, South Tyneside. It opened in July 1864 as a custom house, built to facilitate the import and export of goods at Shields Harbour. Customs House, South Shields is situated 1,800 feet southwest of South Shields Interchange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Shields and Westoe.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.
Westoe
Suburb
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was.
South Shields Interchange
- Categories: Tyne and Wear Metro station, elevated station, transport hub, bus station, terminus, station, and transportation
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.99737° or 54° 59′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.43299° or 1° 25′ 59″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Operator
NexusNetwork
Tyne and Wear MetroOpen location code
9C6WXHW8+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 7350826844OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“South Shields Interchange” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南希爾茲站”
- French: “South Shields”
- Japanese: “サウス・シールズ・トランスポート・インターチェンジ”
- Portuguese: “Estação South Shields”
- Portuguese: “South shields (metro de newcastle)”
- Portuguese: “South Shields”
- Ukrainian: “Саус-Шілдс”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Shields Interchange”. Photo: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0.