Christmas and New Year Metro services

Train operator Nexus has revealed full details of its Christmas timetable throughout Sunderland and South Tyneside.

It has promised extra trains from Friday, December 14, to help shoppers, families and party goers.

Services will also operate on Tuesday, December 26, when Sunderland entertain Bradford City in a Boxing Day League One clash at the Stadium of Light.

A summary of Metro services from December 24 is as follows:

A weekday service will run until about 6.30pm with an hourly service thereafter (and a 30-minute service in Newcastle city centre) until about 11pm.

No trains.

A normal Saturday service will run from about 8am until about 8pm. Normal weekday service. Normal Saturday services. Normal Sunday services.

A weekday timetable operates until around 10pm and then at a half-hourly frequency (and a 15-minute service in Newcastle city centre) until about 11pm. There will be additional trains running to accommodate extra travellers expected for Newcastle’s early evening New Year’s Eve celebrations.

No trains. Normal timetables resume from Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Times will vary for each station so passengers are advised to check for further details via @My_Metro on Twitter, www.facebook. com/mymetrotw, www. Nexus.org.uk/metro or by calling Nexus on (0191) 2020747.