The Tyne and Wear Metro suspended services between Jesmond and Gateshead Stadium on 26 January 2026 following a police incident. The closure has halted travel through the central part of the network, effectively preventing through journeys between Newcastle and areas to the south such as Sunderland and South Shields.
Officers from Northumbria Police are at the scene near Gateshead Stadium responding to an ongoing security concern after a report of a person in a restricted area of the tracks. For safety reasons, Metro’s overhead power is being deactivated as standard procedure while police conduct a sweep of the tracks and the surrounding area; Nexus and Northumbria Police are coordinating on site safety checks before services can resume.
Nexus has confirmed that Metro tickets are being accepted on several local bus services during the disruption, including services operated by Go North East, Stagecoach and Arriva. (Reporter’s Brief guidance lists examples such as Go North East services 21, 56, 57, 58 and Quaylink Q1/Q2; Stagecoach services 62 and 63; and Arriva X21.) Passengers should check Nexus’s live travel updates for the latest accepted services and boarding locations.
Commuters are being warned to expect longer travel times as the suspension has led to very busy replacement buses and increased traffic on roads into the city centre. Nexus has said it is working closely with emergency services and will reopen the line as soon as the police confirm the tracks are safe for trains to run again.
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