(23 Jun 2020, 8:15 pm)streetdeckfan wrote But a lot of people still use it as an interchange, I highly doubt Metrocentre is going to close permanently, so if it were to close temporarily it would add extra time on to a lot of journeys, having to travel to either Gateshead or Eldon Square (if that even stays open)

I'd hazard a guess that those people form a tiny proportion of the people passing through the metrocentre. Miniscule compared to the proportion of people tramping past Greggs and Pizza Hut.