A man was arrested after a police incident in the Howdon area of North Tyneside on Wednesday morning.
At 5.45am, police received a report of a man walking along the Metro tracks near Howdon. Officers attended and found a 42-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of causing public nuisance.
The man remains in police custody at this time. The Metro network was temporarily suspended as a precaution but has since resumed with some delays to peak services.