(24 Nov 2022, 7:58 pm)nova347 wrote I think with the Metro, so many people use it free of charge because there are no barriers or anything, especially if your going a few stops, someone whos in my class at uni get the metro and gets it a bit past Newcastle then gets the bus into Newcastle because it's cheaper not to mention it only takes like an extra 20 mins, not to mention a lot of people I know buy child tickets for when they're going to Newcastle just to get through the barrier.
The barriers don't let you exit automatically with child tickets. A member of staff would have to let you through.