The Latest Breaking News from Metro

Full list of new Metro ticket prices as fare hike comes into force this weekend

A price rise of up to 13.9% on some tickets will apply from Saturday, but there is a way for some passengers to keep their their fares down at 2021 levels

Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2023

Cost of the South Wales rail Metro electrification project hits £1bn

Covid and soaring inflation has pushed up the cost of the Welsh Government's flagship transport project by around 40%

Birmingham Post · Mar 29, 2023

Into orbit: Sadiq Khan plans London ‘Superloop’ transport route to rival Paris and Tokyo

Unlike Metro line 15 around the French capital, Sadiq Khan’s plan involves seven connecting buses and a break for the Thames

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Cheaper bus and Metro fares across North East revealed – but operators still accused of 'profiteering'

New ticket prices launching this year will let passengers travel across different bus operators, the Tyne and Wear Metro, and the Shields Ferry for a flat rate

Chronicle Live · Mar 21, 2023

The wild history and current fight over Sydney's Metro-Minerva Theatre

An art deco building is at the centre of a fight between theatre advocates and a property developer. It highlights the question of what to do with neglected heritage buildings.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2023

Tory minister will back Leamside Line reopening 'when Labour tell us how they will find the money'

North West Durham MP and transport minister Richard Holden declined to match Labour's commitment to restore trains to the mothballed Leamside Line

Chronicle Live · Mar 17, 2023

Newly-unveiled Tyne and Wear Metro trains are 'best you would see anywhere in the world'

One of the first trains in the Metro's £362m new, Swiss-built fleet was showcased on Friday and should be in passenger service by the end of this year

Chronicle Live · Mar 17, 2023

North East Today: Inside the new Metros and coastal anti-social behaviour crackdown

Your daily briefing on all the latest news from across the North East

Chronicle Live · Mar 17, 2023

No 'spare' Metro trains fit to fill rush hour gaps as freezing weather batters 'obsolete' trains

Nexus pledged last week that extra trains freed up by timetable cuts could be used to meet demand at busy times, but none were sent out as the network struggled on Wednesday

Chronicle Live · Mar 15, 2023

Metro timetable cuts: Leaked email reveals broken trains were true reason behind peak services axe

Nexus chiefs had claimed that they were cutting peak-time trains because of a drop in demand, but now admit that they have been "unable to provide a reliable service for some time”

Chronicle Live · Mar 14, 2023