Park Lane Interchange is a multimodal transport hub, serving the port city of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the site of the former Park Lane Bus Station, which dated from the 1930s. The Interchange's Bus Station opened in May 1999, followed by the Metro station on 28 April 2002, after the opening of the extension from to .
History The Metro station is located below Park Lane bus station, which opened in May 1999, as a replacement for the former Park Lane Bus Station and Sunderland Central Bus Station.
Along with other stations on the line between and , 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 palette for external elements.
Facilities The interchange houses a newsagent, a coffee shop, a bakery and Amazon collection lockers.
Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with two lifts providing step-free access to platforms at Park Lane.
The interchange is equipped with ticket machines, which accept payment by credit and debit cards (including contactless payment), notes and coins. The interchange is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network.
A pay and display car park (operated by Sunderland City Council) is available, with 630 spaces, as well as a taxi rank. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with twelve cycle pods available.
Metro Services , the station is served by up to five trains per hourin each directionon weekdays and Saturdays, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sundays. In the westbound direction, trains run to . In the northbound direction, trains run to via and Newcastle City Centre.
The Metro station was used by 748,565 passengers in 2024/25, slightly lower than the pre-pandemic figure of 778,365 in 2018/19.
Bus services The Bus Station opened in May 1999, as a replacement for Sunderland's two previous city centre bus stations, Central Bus Station and Park Lane Bus Station.
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 (lettered A–V), 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: StandRouteDestinationAX6Peterlee B22Durham C61Peterlee 62Doxford International Business Park62ADoxford International Business Park63SilksworthD60SeahamEF56Newcastle Market StreetGH2Washington Galleries J78Consett K8Stanley 8AWashington Galleries 81 Gateshead Interchange L20Durham 20ADurham X20Durham M32Low MoorsleyN599HebburnX1 Doxford International Business ParkP35Jarrow Interchange 36Luke's Lane EstateQR700St Peter's CampusWX
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Metro timetable and station information for Park Lane Interchange Map of the local area, showing bus stop locations Bus routes serving Park Lane Interchange