Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising Metro, has re-opened Platform No2 at North Shields Metro station for passengers.
The platform, which serves trains to Newcastle via Wallsend, had been closed all week due to the ongoing modernisation work that is taking place.
Platform Two was opened from the start of Metro services via a temporary entrance with stair access only available. Ramp access is expected to be restored next week. Ticket machines serving the platform will be up and running by noon.
North Shields Metro station has been closed to the public, March 12 to April 4, as part of the major Metro line closure between Byker and Tynemouth. The line re-opened on Monday.
Metro trains have been running through North Shields station and passengers have been able to board and alight from Platform No1 via temporary entrances, while the second platform has had to remain shut.
Director of Rail and Infrastructure for Nexus, Ken Mackay, said: “I’m pleased to say that have now re-opened platform two at North Shields Metro station.
“The rest of the station opened on Monday after the major line closure ended, but we had to keep the second platform closed a bit longer for some extra work. I apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.”
The work at North Shields Metro station, used by two million passengers a year, is a multi-million pound project. The new station will have a bigger and better concourse building, lifts to platforms for the first time and an eye-catching new look with ‘floating wave’ canopies above platforms.
The current North Shields station building is in the process of being demolished by Nexus contractors.
More than 14,000 passengers a day use the line between Tynemouth and Byker. Most of the route was first used as a railway in 1838, making it one of oldest commuter lines in the world.
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