Transfare
Encyclopedia
A Transfare is an inter-modal ticket
available for a single journey within Tyne and Wear
.
A rail journey counts as a single 'leg', even if it involves a change between Metro lines or between Metro and Northern Rail services.
across the River Tyne
.
Use of bus service 333 between the North Shields ferry landing and North Shields
Interchange counts as part of the ferry 'leg'
, Go North East
and Stagecoach.
Ticket (admission)
A ticket is a voucher that indicates that one has paid for admission to an event or establishment such as a theatre, movie theater, amusement park, zoo, museum, concert, or other attraction, or permission to travel on a vehicle such as an airliner, train, bus, or boat, typically because one has...
available for a single journey within Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
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Rail
Transfare tickets are valid on:- All Tyne and Wear MetroTyne and Wear MetroThe Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...
services. - Northern RailNorthern RailNorthern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
services between NewcastleNewcastle Central stationNewcastle railway station , is the mainline station of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building...
and SunderlandSunderland stationSunderland Station is a National Rail and Tyne and Wear Metro station in the city centre of Sunderland, North East England. It is the only station in the country where both heavy rail and light rail services use the same platforms...
via Heworth. - Northern Rail services between Newcastle and BlaydonBlaydon railway stationBlaydon railway station is a railway station serving Blaydon in Tyne and Wear, northern England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line which runs from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, and is managed by Northern Rail....
via MetroCentreMetroCentre railway stationMetroCentre railway station is a railway station that serves the MetroCentre shopping and leisure complex in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, and is managed by Northern Rail....
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A rail journey counts as a single 'leg', even if it involves a change between Metro lines or between Metro and Northern Rail services.
Ferry
Transfare tickets are valid on the Shields FerryShields Ferry
The Shields Ferry operates across the River Tyne, England, between North Shields and South Shields. The service is operated by Nexus and is part of the Tyne and Wear Metro System...
across the River Tyne
River Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England in Great Britain. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers: the North Tyne and the South Tyne. These two rivers converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.The North Tyne rises on the...
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Use of bus service 333 between the North Shields ferry landing and North Shields
North Shields Metro station
North Shields Metro Station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow line.It was formerly the terminus of the now defunct Blue line , which used a bay platform on the south side, at the west end of the station...
Interchange counts as part of the ferry 'leg'
Bus
Transfare tickets are issued and accepted by most bus companies operating services in Tyne & Wear; including Arriva NorthumbriaArriva Northumbria
Arriva Northumbria operates in Northumbria, using the "Arriva serving Northumbria" name. They are considered now to have merged with Arriva North East,-Brief history:*1986: United Automobile Services split into two parts, ready for privatisation....
, Go North East
Go North East
Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
and Stagecoach.
Bus/Bus Interchange
Interchange between buses is permitted in one of three circumstances.- Changing in WashingtonWashington, Tyne and WearWashington is a town in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it joined a new county in 1974 with the creation of Tyne and Wear...
. - Changing in Sunderland to or from an express bus service.
- Changing in GatesheadGatesheadGateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
, BlaydonBlaydonBlaydon-on-Tyne is a town in the North East of England in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The former urban district, however, extends much further, its fourteen and a half square miles constituting the largest administrative district, after Newcastle, on Tyneside...
or HeworthHeworth, Tyne and WearHeworth is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The village's name appears in written records from 1091 as Hewarde, and later as Hewrtha, and in 1300 as Hewrthe....
when travelling to or from the MetroCentre.
General Regulations
- The final segment of the journey must start within 90 minutes of the ticket being issued.
- The complete journey must be entirely within Tyne and Wear.