Tyne and Wear Metro
| Tyne and Wear Metro | |
|---|---|
A Metrocar at Monument in 2015, branded in the current black and yellow colour scheme. | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus) |
| Area served | |
| Locale | Tyne and Wear |
| Transit type | |
| Number of lines | 2 |
| Number of stations | 60 |
| Annual ridership | 24.3 million (2021/22)[2] 158.8% |
| Headquarters |
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| Website | www |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 11 August 1980 |
| Operator(s) | Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus) |
| Number of vehicles | 87 Tyne and Wear Metrocars |
| Train length | 27.81 m (91 ft 3 in) |
| Technical | |
| System length | 77.5 km (48.2 mi) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 1,500 Volt DC overhead lines |
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Tyne and Wear Metro is a rapid transit system in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland.
It opened in stages from August 1980 and now has 60 stations, with two lines covering 77.5 km (48.2 mi) of track. It was mostly made from converted former railway lines linked with some new tunnels.
References
- ↑ The Highway Engineer, Volume 23. Institution of Highway Engineers. 1976. p. 44. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "Light rail and tram statistics, England: year ending March 2022". Department for Transport. 24 August 2022.