The Tyne and Wear Metro schedule for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day across the North East

Travel provider Nexus has issued a travel update for the Metro over the final days of the year as well as the first of 2026.

Those using public transport should be aware that there will be some changes to scheduling throughout the festive period.

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This is everything you need to know for public transport in the North East over Christmas and New Year.

Improvements to a South Shields Metro station which aim to make the area “look and feel safer” are due to be completed over the summer following delays.placeholder image
Improvements to a South Shields Metro station which aim to make the area “look and feel safer” are due to be completed over the summer following delays. | tomr.me/Flickr

New Year’s Eve will see a regular weekday service until around 9pm with a 30 minute frequency across the system until the end of service. The stretch between South Gosforth and Pelaw will benefit from a 15 minute frequency during this time.

No metro service will run on New Year’s Day before regular service resumes from Friday, January 2.

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