Mayor hails launch of new integrated North East travel website
A new regional website – which makes it easier to get travel information and plan their journeys – has been launched in the North East.
The new Travel North East site - www.travelnortheast.uk - went live this week as part of North East Mayor Kim McGuinness’ aim to transform regional connectivity and marks the first time that essential information on bus, Metro, Shields Ferry and local rail services will be available all in one single online hub for the whole region.
She said: “People in the North East deserve nothing less than an affordable world-class integrated public transport network and to have that access, people need a simple, easy to use tool to help them plan their journeys.
“This new website offers one central place for journey information and to find support, making lives easier for people, especially those that travel day in, day out across our region.”
The new journey planner that is built into the site takes in travel information from multiple modes, across the region and has been designed to be user-friendly and easy to navigate.
It has has used consumer feedback and is fully responsive to mobile devices, making it easy to access with a smartphone.
Other key features include ticketing information, news pages, a contact section and updates and tips for getting to key regional events along with an events section to provide journey inspiration and ideas for days out.
This new website will replace the existing Nexus website - with all transport information moving over to Travel North East and a new corporate website for Nexus at www.nexus.org.uk in its place.
Nexus managing director Cathy Massarella, said: “We’re also really excited to be unveiling a completely revamped corporate Nexus website.
"This website provides an overview of who we are, project updates, latest news and how we are performing, as well as information on opportunities to work with us or for us.”
She added: “This is the biggest change to our online site, www.nexus.org.uk, in 15 years and will provide all the latest corporate information from Nexus, and will also promote and direct people to the new Transport North East website where people can access public transport information and plan their journeys.”
For more information go to: www.travelnortheast.uk