Major disruption is set to last for most of the day on the Metro after two separate overhead lines came down in one day.
Trains were already off between Benton and Tynemouth on Monday due to overhead lines coming down, when another line fell down near Chillingham Road.
There are now no trains running between Benton and St James.
Passengers were stuck on a train in the Walkergate area after the line collapsed at around 1pm on Monday.
Stranded passengers were asked to get off the train and walk back to Walkergate station.
Metros off until TUESDAY leaving coast commuters facing major disruption
Just after 9am trains were halted between Benton and Tynemouth stations after around 500 metres of wires came down near West Monkseaton, North Tyneside.
Engineers were quickly called to the site but they now have a second line collapse to repair.
A limited bus replacement service, the number 900 is running at all affected stations during the disruption.
There is no estimated time yet for the service to return to normal.
A Nexus spokesman apologised for the disruption and said they were working to get trains back on "as quickly as we can".
They added that disruption was likely for the rest of the day between Benton and Tynemouth.
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