Metro delays in South Shields after train is withdrawn from service

Passengers face delays of around 15 minutes between South Shields and South Gosforth due to a gap in service after a train had to be withdrawn from service, according to updates from Tyne and Wear Metro.

Operators Nexus issued the travel update to its passengers via the @My_Metro Twitter account at 6.53am on the morning of Thursday, January 12, explaining the issue.

The tweet said: “Due to an earlier withdrawn train we have a gap in service of up to 15 minutes to trains running between South Shields and South Gosforth.

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.”

Ticket prices on the Tyne and Wear Metro could rise by an eye-watering 13.9 per cent as the transport network looks to "meet the challenge" of higher running costs.