Metro section to close for five days next month
NexusA busy section of the Tyne and Wear Metro will shut for five days next month so new track can be installed.
There will be no trains between Shiremoor and St James, in both directions, over the spring half-term from 16 to 20 February.
A replacement bus service will run during the works, calling at or close to all affected Metro stations, operator Nexus said.
Nexus said the works were part of its asset renewal programme which will involve 950 metres (3117ft) of new track being installed between Chillingham Road and Walkergate, and about 1,360 sleepers replaced.
A railway sleeper is the component laid horizontally under rails to hold them at the correct distance, distribute train loads and electrically insulate rails for signalling.
Three thousand tonnes of new ballast will also be laid during works, Nexus said.
The affected route, between Newcastle city centre and North Tyneside, will re-open on 21 February.
NexusOn the yellow line, Metro trains will run from Shiremoor towards South Shields via South Gosforth calling at all stations on route.
The green line will be unaffected by the closure.
Major projects director Paul Welford said works would ensure reliability "for many years to come".
"By scheduling these works during the spring half-term, we can avoid impacting busy school commutes, and less congestion on the roads should speed up alternative travel times," he said.
