New opening times announced for pop-up Metro museum

The project at Monument Metro station in Newcastle has breathed new life into the vacant unit and would give people the chance to learn more about how the Metro system became a reality.  

The exhibit, which opened on Friday 3 July, features fascinating archive photography, including Metro’s construction phase and its Royal opening in 1981.  

It celebrates the role that has been played by the original Metro train fleet, which completed its final guaranteed runs in customer service on Friday 26 June.  

The project was the idea of Nexus Stakeholder Relations Officer Jamie Robson.  

He said: “Our new pop-up museum celebrates the amazing history of the Tyne and Wear Metro.  

“The until was the ideal location for the exhibit. It has helped to breathe new life into the facility.  

“The displays show the most iconic archive images across the five decades that we’ve had a metro system, from when it was built, to its many Royal visits.  

“It’s a fascinating trip down memory lane and is a reminder how significant it was for our region to get an underground light rail system, which, at the time, was the first of its kind outside of London.  

“We are looking forward to our customers popping into the museum over the summer to have a look around. Monument is the busiest station on the Metro system so we are expecting it to be popular.  

“It also comes at a time when we’ve just had a week of special commemorative runs in service of the old Class 599 Metro fleet. The exhibit is a fantastic way to look back at their amazing life of service.”  

Updated opening times:

Tuesday 28 July, 10am to 1pm

Thursday 30 July, 10am to 1pm

Wednesday 5 August, 10am to 12noon

Friday 7 August, 11am to 2pm

Tuesday 11 August, 11am to 2pm

Thursday 13 August, 11am to 2pm

Friday 14 August, 11am to 2pm

Monday 17 August, 10am to 1pm

Tuesday 18 August, 10am to 1pm

Friday 21 August, 11am to 2pm

Monday 24 August, 10am to 1pm

Tuesday 25 August, 10am to 1pm

Friday 28 August, 11am to 2pm