Tyne and Wear Metro Map

The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail system serving the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. It connects Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, and parts of County Durham. The network consists of 60 stations across 107 km of track, with three lines: Green, Yellow, and Red. Opened in 1980, it was the first modern light rail system in the UK. As of 2023, it carries over 36 million passengers annually. The system operates with a mix of underground, elevated, and surface sections.