The biggest major line closure ever seen on the Tyne and Wear Metro gets underway next week to allow for a £104m track doubling project to be carried out in South Tyneside. The Metro Flow project will see three sections of single track pinch points on the Metro network - doubled during the closure. When completed it will improve reliability across the whole of Metro and allow Nexus to increase the frequency of trains in the future. Metro Flow requires a 12-week major line closure between Pelaw and South Shields, 12 September to 3 December. During that time customers will be provided with frequent replacement bus services.
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