There are no staff travel facilities on Tyne and Wear Metro for those holding Rail Staff Leisure Cards or RST Online Leisure Cards.
For other card holders:
- Gold Status Pass holders get free travel on the whole of the Tyne and Wear Metro network
- Silver Status Pass holders get free travel on the whole of the Tyne and Wear Metro network (unless the Silver Status Pass is endorsed “Not Valid on T&W Metro”)
- Eastern Region Blue Status Pass holders get free travel on the whole of the Tyne and Wear Metro network (unless the Eastern Region Blue Status Pass is endorsed “Not Valid on T&W Metro”)
- Staff Travel Cards are valid on Heworth to Sunderland services
- Staff Travel Cards with endorsements NIL, 3 or 8 (for employees who entered employment before 11 August 1980) are valid on the whole of the Tyne and Wear Metro network
Some employees who entered service before 11 August 1980 may have a different endorsement on their Staff Travel Card, such as 5, 6 or 11, due to the companies that they worked for. If this is the case, Staff Travel cards with endorsements 5, 6 or 11 are not valid on Tyne and Wear Metro.
There is no arrangement with Nexus for any staff travel on the Shields Ferry.
To obtain free travel, use your Status Pass or appropriately dated Staff Travel Card.
To purchase a discounted ticket, only single Privilege rate tickets are available and to obtain these, you should press the child fare button on ticket issuing machines. When travelling you must carry your Staff Travel Card or Status Pass to support the use of the staff discounted (priv rate) rate ticket.
If you cease to be eligible for Tyne & Wear Metro facilities on leaving the service, you cannot have these reinstated if you re-enter employment with an Eligible Employer unless there is no gap between leaving the first Eligible Employer and joining the second.
