Passengers in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, will have no Metro train services until 10:00 am on Easter Monday, 6 April 2026, while essential work takes place on the system’s control centre. The morning closure affects the entire network to allow for a major 8.8 million pound project that cannot be carried out while trains are in operation.
The operator, Nexus, is carrying out the upgrade to its control room in South Gosforth to replace equipment that has been used since the 1990s. This work is necessary to ensure the long-term reliability of power supplies, tunnel drainage pumps, and station equipment like lifts and escalators.
Replacement buses will run across the whole network every 30 minutes between 5:00 am and 10:00 am to help residents get around. There will be more frequent bus services running between Pelaw and South Gosforth, though passengers are warned to plan for much longer journeys than usual as the buses are expected to be very busy.
The control centre is responsible for managing station safety systems including fire and intruder alarms across all local stops. These updates are part of a wider programme to modernise the local rail network and improve service for the thousands of people who use it every day.
Normal train services are expected to start running again across the entire area from 10:00 am once the technical updates are finished. Residents are advised to check their travel details before starting any journeys on the holiday morning.
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