 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.Pallion is the nearest station to the Northern Spire, a bridge over the River Wear, which is located about to the north of the station.The station was used by 92,060 passengers in 2017–18, making Pallion the least used station on the network – closely followed by St. Peter's (107,887), Bank Foot (109,284) and Bede (133,215).