Additional Tyne and Wear Metro trains will be running on the network to transport fans to and from Ed Sheeran's upcoming concerts at the Stadium of Light.
Ed's gigs on Friday June 3 and Saturday June 4 will be one of the busiest events of 2022 for the Metro network. While a reduced bank holiday timetable will be in operation on Friday June 3 for the Queen's Jubilee, Nexus says extra Metro trains will run from 4pm on both Friday and Saturday to get fans to the Stadium of Light. It has also arranged later than usual trains, with some services after midnight towards Newcastle.
To speed up ticket buying, machines will have an "Ed Sheeran button" which customers can press to get a ticket that will take them to St Peters and the Stadium of Light Metro stations.
