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Metro safety message as school summer break begins

22 July 2015

Play safe – stay Safe. Keep off the Metro tracks. That is the message Nexus is putting out to parents and children over the school summer holidays. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has issued the safety warning as the summer break gets underway The school…

Children take a literary journey on Metro

20 July 2015

Children travelling by Metro during the school summer holidays will be able to go on a journey of literary discovery, thanks to a new series of posters. Travelling Tales is a collection of specially designed prints on display at five stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro system. The posters were…

Favourite journeys inspire Metro station makeover

20 July 2015

A busy station on the Tyne and Wear Metro system has had an artistic makeover thanks to the imagination of talented local schoolchildren. Longbenton Metro station in North Tyneside was given the facelift when five new pieces of artwork were installed, representing the collective creativity of…

Metro logo is brought to life for the school holidays

15 July 2015

The iconic Metro logo has been transformed into a cartoon character to promote travel on the system on days out during the school summer holidays. The world famous yellow Metro cube has become a cute and cuddly Metro mascot, featuring in a new TV advertising campaign for Metro and at a range of…

Public transport information for the Sunderland Airshow

15 July 2015

Public transport services for the 2015 Sunderland Airshow. The Sunderland Airshow takes place on the Roker sea front on Friday 24 July, Saturday 25 July and Sunday 26 July. Metro: Additional Metro trains will be running on Saturday and Sunday between Sunderland and Newcastle city centres and…

Keep cool and stay hydrated on Metro this summer

13 July 2015

Metro customers are being encouraged to keep cool and stay hydrated when travelling on the system this summer. With hot and humid temperatures set to continue into the school holidays, Metro has released useful well-being advice to remind customers, especially commuters, to take good care of…

Metro passengers make 2.5m smart journeys

7 July 2015

Tyne and Wear Metro passengers have made more than 2.5 million journeys using smart cards since the start of April, new figures show. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, estimates that about 80,000 adults and students now hold their season tickets on smart cards, making 35,000…

Metro stars in its very own television advert

3 July 2015

The Tyne and Wear Metro is starring in its own TV advert as the service looks to build on growing passenger numbers. An all-star cast of popular local visitor attractions feature in the advert, part of a new campaign to inspire summer days out travelling by Metro. The advert hit television screens…

All day Metro travel for Gold Card holders

2 July 2015

Metro Gold Card holders get the added benefit of all day travel in July and August. Nexus, which owns and manages Metro, is repeating last year’s special offer by lifting the restriction which prevents holders using the Gold Card before 9.30am on weekdays for two months from Wednesday, 1 July, as…

Metro among best modern structures in the North East

29 June 2015

The Tyne and Wear Metro has been named among the best modern buildings in the North East by the prestigious Chartered Institute of Buildings. Metro won the award for the best new construction project between 1965 and 1995, pipping the Byker Wall and Newcastle Quayside to the honour. The awards…