Nexus has procured the delivery of a £362 million train fleet, with the support of the Government. Stadler, the Swiss train manufacturer, won the contract to design, build and maintain the new fleet.
View the new Metro fleet here.
Planned improvement work is noted on the calendar below.
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Line Closure - No trains between Benton and North Shields 4 November No trains between Benton and North Shields 4 NovemberNo trains between Benton and North Shields after about 9.30pm on Saturday 4 November On Saturday 4 November no trains will run between Benton and North Shields in either direction after 9.30pm (the time will vary depending on location and direction of travel). This is to allow for overhead line work. We will also be carrying out secondary work during the closure, including station and lineside management and inspections of retaining walls, tracks and embankments. The last train to leave Benton towards North Shields will be 9.08pm (arrives at North Shields 9.28pm) Trains will be running to all other locations, a revised timetable will be in place. A replacement bus service number 900 will be running between Four Lane Ends and North Shields. You may find transferring between Metro and the replacement bus easier at Four Lane Ends than at Benton as this is an interchange station. Your journey will take longer so please leave extra time. For help planning your journey use the Live Travel Map. Other work - Whitley Bay footbridge closure Whitley Bay footbridge closureWhitley Bay station footbridge closure The footbridge at Whitley Bay station will be closed from 10.00pm Saturday 4 November until 5.00am on Monday 6 November. No trains will be running between Benton and North Shields (in either direction) after about 9.30pm on Saturday 4 November and all day on Sunday 5 November. To access the other side of the station please follow the diversion signs. | Line Closure - No trains between Benton and North Shields 5 November No trains between Benton and North Shields 5 NovemberNo trains between Benton and North Shields all day on Sunday 5 November On Sunday 5 November no trains will run between Benton and North Shields in either direction. This is to allow for overhead line work. We will also be carrying out secondary work during the closure, including station and lineside management and inspections of retaining walls, tracks and embankments. Trains will be running to all other locations, a revised timetable will be in place. A replacement bus service number 900 will be running between Four Lane Ends and North Shields. You may find transferring between Metro and the replacement bus easier at Four Lane Ends than at Benton as this is an interchange station. Your journey will take longer so please leave extra time. For help planning your journey use the Live Travel Map. Line Closure - No trains between Pelaw and South Hylton 5 November No trains between Pelaw and South Hylton 5 NovemberNo trains between Pelaw and South Hylton on Sunday 5 November until about 11.30am On Sunday 5 November no trains will run between Pelaw and South Hylton in either direction until about 11.30am (the time will vary depending on location and direction of travel). The first train to leave Pelaw towards Sunderland after the work will be 11.28am. The first train from South Hylton towards Pelaw will be 12.07pm. Trains will be running to all other locations, a revised timetable will be in place. A replacement bus service number 901 will be running between Heworth and South Hylton. The bus service will not stop at Fawcett Street in Sunderland due to a planned parade. Anyone wishing to travel from Sunderland please travel from St Peter's or Park Lane. Your journey will take longer so please leave extra time. For help planning your journey use the Live Travel Map. Replacement bus stop locations (2.14 MB), Replacement bus timetable 5 November (revised 1 November) (317.68 KB) | |||||
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Other work - Chichester lift work Chichester lift workChichester lift work On Tuesday 14 November the lift on platform 1 (towards South Shields) will be out of use from 10.00pm until the end of service. On Thursday 16 November the lift on platform 2 (towards Newcastle) will be out of use from 10.00pm until the end of service. If you require step free access to or from the platforms when the lifts are out of use, please travel from the opposite platform to the next station, change platform and continue your journey/return to Chichester. Your journey will take longer so please leave extra travelling time. If you require step free access to/from Chichester and intend to travel on the last train when the lifts will be out of use please contact us in advance by calling 0191 202 0747 (open 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday) or outside of these times on 0191 203 3666. | Other work - St James lift outage St James lift outageSt James lifts planned outage On Friday 17 November the platform 1 lift at St James will be out of use between 10.00am and 11.30am. Platform 2 lift will be out of use between 11.30am and 1.00pm. If you require step free access, please use Haymarket station. If this is not suitable please contact us on the station Help Point or call use on 0191 20 20 747 (lines are open 9.00am-5.00pm, Monday). | |||||
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Station Closure - Haymarket early closure, later opening Haymarket early closure, later openingHaymarket station early evening closures and later morning openings 20 November - 23 November The station will close at 10.00pm and will remain closed until 6.00am the next day on the following dates, to allow us to carry out escalator improvement work. Monday 20 November | Other work - Chichester platform 1 lift outage Chichester platform 1 lift outageChichester lift work On Thursday 23 November the lift on platform 1 (towards South Shields) will be out of use from 10.00pm until the end of service. If you require step free access to or from the platforms when the lift is out of use, please travel from the opposite platform to the next station, change platform and continue your journey/return to Chichester. Your journey will take longer so please leave extra travelling time. If you require step free access to/from Chichester and intend to travel on the last train when the lifts will be out of use please contact us in advance by calling 0191 202 0747 (open 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday) or outside of these times on 0191 203 3666. | |||||
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