News

A Pop PAYG card
Pop Pay As You Go generates two million Metro journeys
More than two million extra Metro journeys have been generated through Pop Pay As You Go (PAYG), which is available on smartcards and on Google Pay. The discounted single and day Metro fares offered through Pay As You Go is increasing in popularity – with over 100,000 customers signed up,…
A Pop Blue smartcard
Pop Blue smartcards generate over two million extra journeys on Metro
Young people have made more than 2.3 million Metro journeys with a smartcard that gives them travel for just £1. Pop Blue’s value for money, ease of use and flexibility is stimulating more journeys on the network.  We introduced Pop Blue in 2018 to make Metro travel more affordable for young people…
A Pop PAYG card
Nexus lowers the minimum top up on Pop Pay As You Go
Metro customers on Pop Pay As You Go (PAYG) now only need to make a £5 top up to start using the money saving product.  We've changed the terms for Pop PAYG - available as a smartcard and through Android’ Google Pay, lowering the minimum top up from £10 to £5. Customers who switch from buying paper…
Metro app and Pop app logos
Real time Metro travel is rolled out to Apple smartphones
Real time Metro travel information is now available on Apple smartphones for the first time, alongside devices running android. The Pop app has been upgraded so that the live updates can be accessed on all Apple handheld devices.  And from today, Monday 30 Jan, the Pop App will now be the only…
A Pop card
One third of single and day journeys on Metro are made with a Pop card
Thousands more Metro customers are now saving money with Pop Pay As You Go, with one in three adult single and day journeys now made on smart cards or Google Pay.  Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, cut prices at the start of January to offer a £2 maximum single fare for customers using Pop…
Nexus Pop Pay As You Go smartcard
Pop Pay As You Go – the most affordable Metro travel option in 2023
The best way to save on the cost of Metro travel next year is with a free Pop Pay As You Go smartcard or through Google Pay on Android smartphones.  That’s the simple message from Metro operator, Nexus, ahead of a new fare cap being introduced from January 2, which will cap single journeys at £2,…
A Pop Pay As You Go card
New Metro fare cap for Pop Pay As You Go customers in 2023
A new money saving fare cap is being introduced for Metro customers who travel on Pop Pay As You Go.  Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, will cap single journeys at £2, and at £4 for all-day travel, for pay as you go customers who travel with a Pop card or an Android smartphone…
Android phone opening a ticket gate
Pay As You Go Metro travel arrives on Android smartphones
Metro customers can now get Pay As You Go travel on Android smartphones, thanks to a collaboration between Google Pay and Nexus, the public body which operates the system. People are now able to load a Pop card into Google Pay on their smartphone, and then use it to touch in and out of the Metro…
Pop 19-21 logo
Nexus launches a new Pop card for 19 to 21-year-olds
A new Pop card has been launched to give more young people discounted travel on the Tyne and Wear Metro. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, has introduced a Pay As You Go product for 19 to 21-year-olds, providing them with 30% off every journey they make. The Pop19-21 card is…
Contact us Careers Tender opportunities
Privacy notice Website policies Tickets and products terms of use Data Protection Freedom of Information National Fraud Initiative
© 2023 Nexus Tyne and Wear - Public Transport and Local Information.