Passenger services along the Penshaw Branch were recommended for withdrawal in the Beeching Report, and the station duly closed on 4 May 1964.

[2] Prior to the opening of the Tyne and Wear Metro station, the area was served by the Jolly Bus service, operated by W.H.

The service ran from Claxheugh Road and Evesham in South Hylton to Sunderland, using vehicles branded in a cream and brown livery.

[3] The new South Hylton station opened in 2002 and has the longest platform on the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with a length of 122 m (400 ft).

The station is equipped with ticket machines, waiting shelter, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point.