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Tynemouth Station
Tynemouth preserved
The future of Tynemouth Station - previously recognised as one of the highest priority buildings at risk in the country - is to be secured with the start of work on its historic canopies. Work has started at the Grade II* listed building following a rescue package resulting from a public and…
benton bridge
Benton bridge nearly complete - video
  Work is nearing completion on a project to build a new footbridge with passenger lifts at Benton Metro – transforming access at the station. Contractors have been installing steps, wiring and lighting to the new bridge since it was winched into place in a delicate overnight operation in…
Architect's image of North Shields Station
North Shields Metro Platform 2 re-open
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…
older people and kids
Gold Card expiry date information
Nexus has today altered the validity of some Metro Gold Cards to ensure that customers buying a £25 pass will receive 12 months of travel. This means Gold Cards bought since 1 April 2011 will be valid until the end of April 2012. Anyone who has purchased a Gold Card since 1 April with a ‘March 2012…
Metro trains at Tynemouth
Metro re-opens from Byker to Tynemouth
Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising Metro, has today (Monday, April 4) re-opened the Metro line for train services between Byker and Tynemouth following a 23-day closure for vital modernisation work. The first trains started running as per the normal Metro timetable from just after 5.30am…
man gets travel advice
Bus passes go 'smart' on Go North East from 1 April
All Go North East buses are now fitted with smartcard readers which check your concessionary bus pass automatically.  From Friday, 1 April, if you hold a national concessionary bus pass, instead of showing it to the driver just place the concessionary pass on the smartcard reader at the…
cast singing
Metro - The Musical: See it here now
Metro - The Musical, a celebration of 30 years of our iconic light rail system, gets its world premiere tonight on the BBCk Look North regional news programme. The project has taken six months to complete, from auditioning the best local talent to filming Rapper Sword Dancers dancing…
Lisa Johnson and peacock artwork
Giant new artwork for Gateshead Interchange
An art student’s giant image of a peacock will be seen by thousands of people every day, welcoming passengers to Gateshead Interchange. Lisa Johnson’s peacock design was chosen following an appeal by Nexus for a piece of art to liven up the entrance to the interchange, used by four million people…
platform 5 artwork
National design award for Sunderland station
The £7m modernisation of Sunderland station platforms by Nexus has won a national design award. Platform 5, the artwork that is the centrepiece of the new station, was named winner in the Special Projects category at the 2011 Lighting Design Awards in London. The work by Jason Bruges Studio was…
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