Travel disruptions across Newcastle due to heavy rain and flooding

There have been travel disruptions across Newcastle due to the heavy rainfall and flooding.

Flooding at Tyne Dock. Credit: Steven Lomas.

A yellow weather warning is in place until the end of the day (5 October).

The Met Office have said that tonight's forecast is looking: "Wet and windy during the evening, however conditions should improve from the west overnight, with winds easing and rain clearing into the North Sea. Becoming chilly in the wake of the rain, with a slight frost possible in rural shelter."

Here is the latest travel information:

Roads

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service urged drivers to take care on the roads.

A spokesperson said: "Take care out on the roads there's lots of surface water as a result of the heavy rain today."

  • A185 Jarrow Road One Way Street blocked due to flooding.

  • A167 Gateshead Highway Northbound is closed. This is due to flooding at B1426.

  • A188 Chillingham Road roundabout - The council has cleared the road of the water in the eastbound carriageway under the A188 Chillingham Road roundabout and the road will be opened as soon as the broken down car is recovered.

  • A6085 blocked in both directions is slow due to flooding between Scotswood Road and Northumberland Road (Asda).

Bus

What Go North East services have been affected?

  • 12A - currently unable to serve stops at Hazel Rd, Birch Rd and Larch Rd.

  • 27 - buses are unable to serve stops between the Shell oil terminal and Tyne Dock in both directions.

  • 50 - currently unable to serve stops on Manor Road.

  • 309, 310, 311 - multiple road closures have meant there are delays of up to 50 minutes.

  • 49/49A/67 - currently unable to serve stops Derwentwater road.

Metro

Work continues to remove water on the Metro lines.

Tyne and Wear Metro have urged passengers to avoid using the Metro. They have said: "Customers are advised to put off travel on Metro until later today if they can, due to heavy rain and flooding effecting parts of the system."

What Tyne and Wear Metro services are not running due to flooding?

  • Haymarket - South Gosforth

  • South Gosforth - Kingston Park

  • Arriva bus services are accepting Metro tickets between Four Lane Ends / Regent Centre to Newcastle.

Rail

Transpennine Express has said there are delays of up to 15 minutes between Newcastle and Durham due to problems with the signals at Chester-le-Street.

Northern rail has said the railway between Newcastle and Middlesbrough is blocked in both directions

LNER has said that there is a disruption to services between Durham and Newcastle.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue have said: "We are currently receiving a high number of 999 calls due to the heavy rainfall today. Some of those calls relate to minor flooding or blocked drains - please don't call 999 for this reason."

The heavy rainfall has also impacted businesses, with the brewery 'By the River Brew Co' announcing it will be closed all day.