Tyne and Wear Metro

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The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system serving many areas of Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. It is owned and operated by Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus).

Rolling stock

The Tyne and Wear Metro currently uses two classes of rolling stock for passenger service. The system started with 90 metrocars, manufactured by Metro-Cammell. However, many of these have now been scrapped while the fleet is replaced by 46 of the new Class 555s, which first entered passenger service in December 2024 and are expected to all be in service by the end of 2026.

Alongside the passenger stock, Metro also owns and operates three battery locomotives (BL1, BL2 and BL3), a ballast tamper (MA‑60), five hopper wagons, eight bogie flat wagons, and two low height spoil wagons.

Network

The Metro network is made up of 60 stations, 9 sets of sidings, Gosforth Depot, Howdon Satellite Depot, Hylton Street Permanent Way Depot, Nexus Learning Centre, the avoid line, and the Manors curve.

List of current Tyne and Wear Metro stations
Station Code[1] Opened (for Metro) Platforms
Airport APT, APN[2] 17 November 1991 1, 2
Bank Foot BFT 10 May 1981 1, 2
Bede BDE 24 March 1984 1, 2
Benton BTN, BNO 11 August 1980 1, 2
Brockley Whins BYW, BNR 31 March 2002 1, 2
Byker BYK 14 November 1982 1, 2
Callerton Parkway CAL 17 November 1991 1, 2
Central Station CEN, NCZ 15 November 1981 1, 2
Chichester CHI 24 March 1984 1, 2
Chillingham Road CRD 14 November 1982 1, 2
Cullercoats CUL 11 August 1980 1, 2
East Boldon EBO, EBL 31 March 2002 1, 2
Fawdon FAW 10 May 1981 1, 2
Fellgate FGT, FEG 31 March 2002 1, 2
Felling FEL 15 November 1981 1, 2
Four Lane Ends FLE 11 August 1980 1, 2
Gateshead GHD 15 November 1981 1, 2
Gateshead Stadium GST 15 November 1981 1, 2
Hadrian Road HDR 14 November 1982 1, 2
Haymarket HAY 11 August 1980 1, 2
Hebburn HEB 24 March 1984 1, 2
Heworth HEW, HEZ 15 November 1981 1, 2
Howdon HOW 14 November 1982 1, 2
Ilford Road ILF 11 August 1980 1, 2
Jarrow JAR, JAW 24 March 1984 1, 2
Jesmond JES 11 August 1980 1, 2
Kingston Park KSP 15 September 1985 1, 2
Longbenton LBN 11 August 1980 1, 2
Manors MAN, MRM 14 November 1982 1, 2
Meadow Well MWL 14 November 1982 1, 2
Millfield MLF, MIF 31 March 2002 1, 2
Monkseaton MSN 11 August 1980 1, 2
Monument MMT[3] 15 November 1981 1, 2, 3, 4
North Shields NSH 14 November 1982 1, 2
Northumberland Park NPK 11 December 2005 1, 2
Pallion PAL, PAI 31 March 2002 1, 2
Palmersville PMV 19 March 1986 1, 2
Park Lane PLI, CIC 28 April 2002 1, 2
Pelaw PLW, PAW 16 September 1985 1, 2
Percy Main PCM 14 November 1982 1, 2
Regent Centre RGC, REG 10 May 1981 1, 2
Seaburn SBN, SEB 31 March 2002 1, 2
Shiremoor SMR 11 August 1980 1, 2
Simonside SMD 17 March 2008 1, 2
South Gosforth SGF, SGH 11 August 1980 1, 2
South Hylton SHL, SHZ 31 March 2002 2[4]
South Shields SSS, SHV 23 March 1984 2[5]
St James SJM, SJN 14 November 1982 1, 2
St Peter's MSP, STZ 16 April 2001 1, 2
Stadium of Light SFC, STI 31 March 2002 1, 2
Sunderland SUN 31 March 2002 1, 2, 3, 4[6]
Tyne Dock TDK 24 March 1984 1, 2
Tynemouth TYN, TYP 11 August 1980 1, 2
University UNI, UNV 31 March 2002 1, 2
Walkergate WKG 14 November 1982 1, 2
Wallsend WSD, WLL 14 November 1982 1, 2
Wansbeck Road WBR 10 May 1981 1, 2
West Jesmond WJS 11 August 1980 1, 2
West Monkseaton WMN 11 August 1980 1, 2
Whitley Bay WTL, WHB 11 August 1980 1, 2
List of non-passenger stops on the Metro network
Name Code Adjacent stops Number of storage spaces[7]
Gosforth Depot avoiding line RGC, LBN
East Boldon up loop BYW, EBO 1
Gosforth Depot DEP GEJ, GMJ, GWJ
Gosforth East Junction GEJ RGC, DEP 0
Gosforth Middle Junction GMJ SGF, DEP 0
Gosforth West Junction GWJ LBN, DEP 0
Howdon Depot Junction HDJ HOW, HSD 0
Howdon Satellite Depot HSD HDJ 11
Hylton Street Permanent Way Depot HYL MWL 1
Jesmond Junction, Manors Curve JJC JES, MAN 1
Monkseaton Sidings MKS MSN, WTL 2
Nexus Learning Centre SSS 2
Pelaw Junction PJC PLW, FGT 2
Pelaw Sidings PWS PLW, HEB, FGT 8
Preston Refuge Siding PRS NSH 1
Regent Centre Siding RGS RGC 1
River Drive Siding RDS SSS 1
Stoddart Street Sidings STD MAN 5
Stoneyhurst Road Siding SRS SGF 1
  1. ↑ Where there are two codes, the first is used by Nexus and the second is used by National Rail
  2. ↑ NCA according to some sources
  3. ↑ Also uses MTS for platforms 1 and 2, MTN for specifically platform 1, MTW for platforms 3 and 4, and MTE for specifically platform 3.
  4. ↑ Most passenger-facing information only refers to platform 2. Internally, it is usually referred to as platform 1. Because of the platform's length, it can also be considered and used as two distinct platforms.
  5. ↑ The old station (no longer used in passenger service) is still referred to internally as platform 1
  6. ↑ Metro services usually only use two of these platforms, currently platforms 2 and 3.
  7. ↑ One 555, two metrocars
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