Brockley Whins Metro station

Brockley Whins
Brockley Whins
Tyne and Wear Metro station
General information
Location	Brockley Whins, South Tyneside; England
Coordinates	54°57′34″N 1°27′38″W
Grid reference	NZ345628
Transit authority	Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	5 cycle pods
Accessible	Step-free access to platform
Other information
Station code	BYW
Fare zone	B
History
Original company	Brandling Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; British Rail (Eastern Region);
Key dates
9 March 1840	Opened as Brockley Whins
19 June 1844	Resited
1 March 1925	Renamed Boldon Colliery
8 July 1991	Renamed Brockley Whins
31 March 2002	Joined the Tyne and Wear Metro network
Passengers
2017/18	0.22 million
Services
Location
	Brockley Whins Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Brockley Whins is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Boldon Colliery and Brockley Whins, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the extension from Pelaw to South Hylton.

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