Park Lane is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving the city centre in Sunderland. The station joined the network in April 2002, following the opening of the extension from Pelaw to South Hylton. The station is located below Park Lane Bus Station, which opened in May 1999, as a replacement for the former Sunderland Central Bus Station. Along with other stations on the line between Fellgate and South Hylton, the station is fitted with vitreous enamel panels designed by artist, Morag Morrison. Each station uses a different arrangement of colours, with strong colours used in platform shelters and ticketing areas, and a more neutral palate for external elements. The station was used by 392,327 passengers in 2017–18, making it the third most-used station on the Wearside extension, after Pelaw and Sunderland.
Facilities
The station houses a Nexus TravelShop, as well as various retail outlets, including a newsagent, coffee shop and bakery. Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and WearMetro network, with two lifts providing step-free access to platforms at Park Lane. The station is equipped with ticket machines, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card, notes and coins. The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which were installed at all stations across the network during the early 2010s. A pay and displaycar park is available, with 630 spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with 6 cycle pods available.
Service and frequency
Park Lane is served by the, which operates between South Hylton and Airport, with an end-to-end journey time of 64 minutes. Services from platform 1 operate towards South Hylton, with the first train departing at 05:48. Services from platform 2 operate towards Airport, with the first train departing at 05:48. Trains run frequently across the network, at intervals of up to every 12 minutes, and every 15 minutes, with the last trains departing at around midnight. Journey times from Park Lane are:
Park Lane Bus Station
Park Lane Bus Station opened in May 1999, as a replacement for the former Sunderland Central Bus Station. It is located on the site of the former Park Lane Bus Station, which was constructed during the 1930s. It is served by Arriva North East and Go North East's local bus services, with frequent routes serving Sunderland and South Tyneside, as well as County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Teesside. The bus station has 19 departure stands, with an additional two stands used by long-distance coach services. Each stand is fitted with a waiting shelter, seating, next bus information displays, and timetable posters. , the stand allocation is:
