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9.18 The survey indicated the tendency to travel by private car
is more pronounced, with 85% travelling to the site daily
this way. Around 7% regularly car share, indicating the
effectiveness of such interventions. Only 8% regularly used
public transport, walked, or cycled. The high proportion
of private car use can in part be explained by the working
hours of some staff, which means that other modes may not
be available, and like passengers the dispersed origins of
staff journeys potentially make public transport difficult to
use. However, a significant proportion (66%) indicated that
various suggested interventions could encourage use of
more sustainable modes.
9.19 Staff at the Airport live throughout the region, but like
passengers there is a distinct concentration in Tyne and
Wear, indicating that new interventions to increase public
transport patronage by staff and building on current
initiatives could be effective.
Figure 24 - Current Tyne and Wear Metro Network
Tyne and Wear Metro
9.20 The Tyne and Wear Metro has been the principal public
transport connection for the Airport since the link to the site
was established in 1991. The Airport has two stations; one
serving the terminal and a second one at Callerton Parkway
serving the functions to the south of the Airport site. We
work closely and regularly with Nexus, the network’s
operator, to improve the service for those travelling to and
from the Airport.
9.21 The Green Line connects to the Airport and runs to South
Hylton in Sunderland. Along its route it passes through
Newcastle and Sunderland City Centres, with journey times
of around 25mins and 55mins respectively. The yellow line
largely serves North and South Tyneside with numerous
interchange stations to connect to the Green Line.
Northumberland
Park
Palmersville
Fellgate
South Hylton
West
Monkseaton
Monkseaton
Airport Bank Foot Fawdon Regent Centre Longbenton
Benton
Callerton Kingston Wansbeck
Four Lane Ends
Shiremoor
South Gosforth
Parkway Park Road
Whitley Bay
Ilford Road
West Jesmond
Cullercoats
Jesmond
Newcastle City Centre
Haymarket
Chillingham
Meadow
Monument
Road
Wallsend
Howdon
Well
Tynemouth
St James
Manors Byker Walkergate Hadrian Road Percy Main North Shields
Central Station
River Tyne
Main Bus Interchange
Rail Interchange
Ferry (only A+B+C tickets valid)
Airport
Park and Ride
nexus.org.uk/metro
0191 20 20 747
Gateshead
Gateshead
Stadium
Felling
Pelaw Jarrow Simonside Chichester
Hebburn Bede Tyne Dock South
Heworth
Shields
Brockley Whins
Pallion
East Boldon Seaburn
St Peter’s
River Wear
Sunderland City Centre
University
Millfield
Park Lane
Stadium
of Light
Sunderland
9.22 The service is conveniently accessible to the majority of
Tyne and Wear, with bus and rail interchanges extending the
local reach of the system. The National Rail interchanges at
Newcastle Central Station, Sunderland and Heworth mean
that journeys from throughout the Country can complete the
final leg of their journey to the Airport by rail.
9.23 Services on the Green Line run about every 12 minutes at
peak times and 4 an hour at other times. Services start at
5.37 and end between 22.54 and 23.30.
9.24 The proposed opening of a new Metro depot at South
Shields could allow for early morning and late night services
to run to the Airport. However, the start times for the Metro
are currently too late for passengers travelling to the Airport
for the early morning peak of departures from 6am, which
removes the travel option for a significant proportion of
passengers. Over a third of passengers who responded
to our survey indicated they would use a service before
5.30am. We will continue to work with Nexus and our
passengers to establish a business case to deliver this
service improvement.
9.25 Nexus indicate that there were about 517,000 journeys made
to the Airport in 2016/17, which is broadly in line with the
patronage of total passengers indicated by our survey, at
about 12%. They have identified that there is plenty of spare
capacity in the current system to accommodate passenger
growth at the Airport and deliver our key aim of increasing
the proportion of our passengers travelling to the Airport by
sustainable modes. The strategy for the Metro therefore is
not necessarily focused on increasing capacity, but rather
actions to make its use more reliable, convenient, and
increasing its reach.
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