'Disruptive passenger' causes delays to Metro service at South Hylton
A spokesman for Nexus confirmed that a train had to be held at a station in Sunderland due to "a disruptive male passenger on board".
He appeared to be intoxicated, the spokesman added, and an arrest has been made.
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Hide AdTrains running between South Gosforth and the Airport faced delays due to the incident, which saw the train stand still at South Hylton for a period of time.
The service confirmed the incident took place shortly before 9am today.
A message on the Tyne and Wear Metro Twitter account (@My_Metro) said: "We currently have a delay between South Gosforth to Airport due to a police incident at South Hylton.
"Metro apologise for the disruption to your journey."