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Tyne and Wear Metro (after conversion)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Tyne_and_Wear_Metro_(after_conversion)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:annualRidership
~36 million (pre-pandemic)
gptkbp:conversionType
from suburban rail to light rail
gptkbp:conversionYear
late 1970s to early 1980s
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:electrification
1500 V DC overhead
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Tyne and Wear Metro (after conversion)
gptkbp:line
2
gptkbp:location
Tyne and Wear
gptkbp:notableStation
gptkb:Haymarket
gptkb:Sunderland
gptkb:airport
gptkb:monument
gptkb:South_Shields
gptkb:Central_Station
gptkbp:numberOfStations
60
gptkbp:opened
1980
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Nexus
gptkbp:publicTransit
zonal
gptkbp:rollingStock
Class 599 Metrocars
Stadler Metro trains (from 2024)
gptkbp:serves
gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne
gptkb:Sunderland
gptkb:North_Tyneside
gptkb:South_Tyneside
Gateshead
Newcastle International Airport
gptkbp:systemLength
77.5 km
gptkbp:trackGauge
1435 mm
gptkbp:website
https://www.nexus.org.uk/metro
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:original_South_Shields_railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8