Operational Update: The lift maintenance has been completed
May 22, 2026
Operational Update: The work on the South Vertical lift has been completed ahead of time, and all lifts are now operating. Thank you to all tunnel users for their continued patience.
Operational Update: Tunnel Closure nights of 20th May and 21st May
May 20, 2026
Operational Update: The tunnels will be closed for maintenance work from 10pm 20th May until 5am 21st May and 10pm 21st May until 5am 22nd May. Engineers will be working on the South Vertical lift Thursday 21st between 09:00-17:00 and Friday 22nd May 09:00-16:00. The tunnel will remain open during this time. Thank you for […]
Operational Update: Tunnel closure nights of 13th and 14th May.
May 7, 2026
Operational Update: The Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels will be closed for maintenance work on the nights of 13th and 14th May. The tunnels will be closed from 10pm on 13th May to 5am on 14th May, and from 10pm on 14th May to 5am on 15th May. Please note that no replacement bus service will […]
Operational Update
April 30, 2026
Operational Update: The Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels have reopened. However will be closed from 6pm-10pm Thursday 30 April. There will be a replacement bus service in operation during this time. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Operational Update: Tunnel closure
Operational Update: Tunnel closure The Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels are currently closed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused; we will aim to provide an update later today. A shuttle bus will be available from noon until 10pm today. The shuttle bus will start at Jarrow and operate with a 30 minute frequency.
Operational Update: The North and South Vertical Lifts are currently out of service.
April 27, 2026
Operational Update: The North and South Vertical Lifts are currently out of service. The Inclined Lifts are still in service, so the tunnels remain open for use. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We are working with our engineers to rectify this as soon as possible. Update 5pm: the North Vertical Lift has […]
Operational Update: The scheduled lift servicing has been completed
February 16, 2026
Operational Update: The scheduled lift servicing has been completed ahead of time, and all lifts are now open. Engineers will be leaving site shortly. Thank you to all tunnel users for their patience over the weekend.
Operational update: February lift maintenance
February 9, 2026
Operational Update: The North Inclined lift will be out of service between 10:00-17:00 Thursday 12th February, and 08:00-17:00 Friday 13th February, following which the South Inclined Lift will be taken out of service between 08:00-17:00 from Friday 13th February to Monday 16th February. The lifts will be back in service by Tuesday 17th February. The lift closures are […]
Operational Update: Lift maintenance – Tunnels remain open.
January 16, 2026
Operational Update: Week commencing Monday 19th January, the North Inclined lift will be out of service between 08:00 and 17:30 for the first half of the week and the South Inclined Lift will be taken out of service between 08:00 and 17:00 the second part of the week. These lift closures are for scheduled, four-weekly […]
Operational Update: The North Vertical Lift is currently out of service
January 7, 2026
Operational Update: The North Vertical Lift is currently out of service and will remain unavailable until Sunday, 11 January. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Both South Lifts and the North Inclined Lift are still in service, so the tunnels remain open for use.