The section of the Tyne and Wear Metro between Hebburn and South Shields will be closed for five days between Monday 4th and Friday 8th August 2025 to allow overhead line works to take place.
During that five day period, works will see a total of 1,600 metres of new contact wire and catenary installed. The focus of the works will be the area between Bede and Tyne Dock.
A replacement bus service (no. 900) will run between South Shields Interchange and Hebburn, where passengers can connect into other Metro services which will still be running.
Paul Welford, Major Projects Director at Nexus, said: “We’re investing in overhead line equipment renewals for our Metro line in South Tyneside. This will ensure Metro continues to reliably serve the borough for many years to come.
“These wires are critical for the operation of Metro and we’re renewing them right across the Metro network in phases as part of our Metro Asset Renewal Programme.
“The works can only be carried out safely during a five-day closure of the Metro line between Pelaw and South Shields.
“There is no good time to close a section of line, but our plans consider school holidays, least disruption to customers and the most efficient works. This project ensures that a vital section of the Metro system is future proofed and reliable for the long term.
“A frequent replacement bus service will run in the affected area so that customers can still travel around on public transport. The buses will get everyone where they need to be during the closure.”
Over the past 15 years, almost £1 billion in upgrading the Metro network. This includes the new train fleet, the Metro Flow project which dualled a section of the network in South Tyneside and various infrastructure replacement projects.