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Monkwearmouth Railway Station is a former station that served Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, England, from 1848 to 1967. It was built in 1848 to a design by Thomas Moore.^[1] and was once the main railway station in the city.^[2] The railway station closed in March 1967 and featured a restored booking office dating from the Edwardian period. The station was opened as a museum in 1973.^[3]

The Tyne and Wear Metro and mainline trains still pass through the station without stopping, but the Metro calls at St. Peter's station a few hundred yards south of the old station, due to the platforms at Monkwearmouth being too narrow to serve as a Metro station.^{[citation needed]}

The former station is a Grade II* listed building.^[4] As well as the ticket office, visitors could explore the Wagon Shed, Journeys Gallery and Children's Gallery.^[5]

The museum was temporarily closed from August 2005 until 2007 to allow repairs and refurbishment to take place.^[6]

The museum was closed on 23 May 2017 because the roof, footbridge and platforms were claimed to be in a very poor condition, despite a major two-year refurbishment programme in 2005–07. The station has since reopened as the Fans Museum, which houses a collection of football memorabilia from Sunderland and around the world.^[7] The museum was closed in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic but reopened in August 2021.^[8]

References

External links

• Monkwearmouth Station Museum - official site.