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Minor changes to Metro timetables from 20 May

17 May 2018

There are minor changes to the Metro timetable from Sunday, 20 May 2018. In most cases times are changing by a minute or two as we seek to make the overall service more reliable, and to improve early morning connections. Our core frequency, pattern of additional peak services, and first…

Nexus signs up to the Armed Forces Covenant

2 May 2018

Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has underlined its continued support for people who serve in the armed forces by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant. By signing the Covenant, organisations pledge their public commitment to the Armed Forces, committing to…

Historic Metro ticket found with touching love note written on

25 April 2018

A woman who found a 38-year-old Metro ticket with a love note penned across it has launched a campaign to reunite it with the rightful owner. Vikki Scott found the sentimental Metro ticket, which was issued on 19 August 1980, while walking through Monument Metro station in the centre of Newcastle.…

Nexus staff and Mind staff with travel pass holder at Haymarket Bus station

Pop card holders on sale in aid of mental health charity Mind

18 April 2018

Staff in Nexus travel shops are doing their bit to raise money for the mental health charity Tyneside and Northumberland Mind by selling a new range of branded Pop card holders. Inside each pass holder is a leaflet outlining six ways to promote mental health and wellbeing. The scheme was the…

The site of the new interchange with work starting and stakeholders in hard hats

Works starts on £21m bus and Metro interchange in South Shields

6 April 2018

Construction of the new £21 million transport interchange for South Shields is underway. Work has started on schedule on the state-of-the-art new facility, which will bring together a modern bus station and relocated Metro station in the centre of South Shields. The interchange, which will be…

Metro community market grows in popularity

3 April 2018

Whitley Bay Metro station is the backdrop for a popular Sunday market which has been hailed as a success story for the town following its introduction three years ago. Organisers of the Green Beans Community Market say the event has gone from strength to strength after it initially started out as…

New art work for Seaburn Metro station

26 March 2018

A series of colourful art works have been unveiled at Seaburn Metro station in Sunderland as the city gears up to welcome thousands of visitors this summer. The art work, which celebrates family attractions around Seaburn and major events that Sunderland is famous for, is a joint project by Nexus…

Nexus Maintenance and Renewals Skills Centre

Nexus' £8.4m rail training centre in South Shields gets the green light

22 March 2018

Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has got the green light to build an £8.4m railway skills centre in South Shields town centre. The Metro Maintenance and Renewals Skills Centre will be a state-of-art, bespoke training facility for Nexus to deliver a wide range…

Nexus carries out its biggest ever transport survey

19 March 2018

Nexus, the public body which delivers public transport services, is to conduct its biggest ever survey to find out how people get around in Tyne and Wear. Nexus is contacting 200,000 households from today, Monday 19 March, with its big survey, which can be filled in online here. The feedback will…

Metro teams up with Newcastle College to promote Pop blue

7 March 2018

Tyne and Wear Metro is challenging creative Newcastle College students to help promote Pop blue – which gives young people aged 18 and under £1 single trips on Metro. The Pop blue card was introduced earlier this year to make Metro travel more affordable for young people across the network. Anyone…