Metro line closure extended due to Network Rail work
A Tyne and Wear Metro line closure has been extended further down the line this weekend.
A line closure on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been extended further along the system due to additional required work.
Services were initially expected to be paused between South Hylton and Brockley Whins on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28.
However, Nexus announced the closure would be extended from the early hours of Saturday morning, meaning no trains will now run between South Hylton and Pelaw, cutting off services across much of South Tyneside and all of Sunderland.
In a social media post the Tyne And Wear Metro team said: Due to an issue on Network Rail, our line closure has been extended and no trains will run between Pelaw - S Hylton in both directions.
“Replacement bus number 901 is now operating between Heworth - S Hylton.”
This bus calls at every impacted stop, although passengers are advised to leave extra time for their journeys.
Regular service will resume from Monday, June 29.