The future of Tyneside is taking shape along today’s Metro lines.
37 million passengers - reaching into the hearts of our cities and towns, helping tackle growing congestion.
Our network serves the area’s largest urban regeneration sites - Science City and the Stephenson Quarter in Newcastle city centre, Gateshead’s town centre and Baltic business quarter and Newcastle International Airport among them.
Without Metro, Tyne and Wear would have 15 million more car journeys every year, severe congestion in the morning peak on key roads and a significant increase in air pollution.
To meet the needs of our economy and people in the decades to come, the Tyne and Wear Metro needs new investment. Nexus and the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority have developed a £600m proposal for Metro Re-invigoration over the next 20 years, now submitted to Government. This sets out in detail when investment is needed in our existing network - to modernise stations and trains, to renew our ageing tracks, power lines and other assets, and to replace outdated ticket machines and install ticket barriers at main stations. Re-invigoration is critical to the future of Metro and the region’s economy. Every year we carry more than
We’ve carried more than a billion people since Metro was born in 1980. We want to carry a billion more with the reliability and convenience the modern passenger demands.
To find out more about Metro Re-invigoration, to comment on our proposals or show your support, go to www.nexus.org.uk.
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