Metro services hit by delays and cancellations as passengers are urged to leave extra time for travel

The service has said the network has been hit by the cancellation of some services due to driver availability.

A spokesperson for Metro shared the update via Twitter and told followers: “Please leave extra time for your journey. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.”

The following peak service trains are affected by the issue:

6.57am South Gosforth to Pelaw7.28am Pelaw to Monkseaton8.15am Monkseaton to Pelaw9.04am Pelaw to Monkseaton

Additional updates can be followed by clicking here.

The trains were delayed starting their routes on Monday due to the over-running of engineering work at the weekend, before the issue was resolved.

Trains are now running to all destinations, but not to the timetable, with an apology offered by bosses.

Service timetables can be found by clicking here.

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