St Peter's is a

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station, serving the

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and suburb of St Peter's,

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, England. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the

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extension – a project costing in the region of £100million.

History

To allow for the re-building of the station at

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, St. Peter's served as a temporary terminus for rail services operated by Northern Spirit between 25 February 2001 and 16 April 2001. St. Peter's is located at the north end of the Monkwearmouth Bridge, a railway bridge crossing the

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, built in 1879, and to the south of the former station at

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, which closed in March 1967. It is located a short walk from the

's Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St. Peter's, which is about 750 metres to the east of the station. For the

's City Campus, the closest station is

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. The station is also located near to the

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, which is just over half a mile to the east of the station. Despite the station's name, St. Peter's is actually closer to the

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than the nearby Metro station with the same name. The station was used by 0.11 million passengers in 2017–18, making it the second-least-used station on the network, after

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Facilities

The station has two platforms, both of which have ticket machines (which accept cash, card and

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), smartcard validators, seating, next train audio and visual displays, timetable and information posters and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to both platforms by lift, with platforms also accessed by staircase. The station has free car park, with 23 spaces (plus four accessible spaces). There is also cycle storage at the station, with five cycle pods.

Services

, the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday between

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and

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. Rolling stock used: Class 599 ''Metrocar''

Art

The station features the ''White Light'' art installation. Designed by British artist,

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, it consists of illuminated ovals embedded into the glass floor, which change in intensity according to the strength of the wind.

Notes

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Timetable and station information
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