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Overnight Road Surfacing Works in Bedlington

In order to facilitate road surfacing works around the new Bedlington Station, please be advised that overnight temporary road closures will be in place from Thursday 19th February 2026 until Thursday 26th February 2026 between the hours of 9:00pm – 6:00am each evening. These moving road closures will take place on Station Road/Melrose Villas, Ravensworth Street/ Station Street, Palace Road and Clayton Street including across the level crossings at both Bedlington North and S

Feb 10

Construction Update for Bedlington

Before station construction work was paused at Bedlington for the Christmas & New Year break, we caught up with Jamie Wilson from Morgan Sindall Infrastructure to have a quick catch up on progress and see what work remains in the New Year. We're looking forward to the station at Bedlington opening in early 2026 and we'll announce a date as soon as it's been confirmed.

Dec 22, 2025

Off Peak Roadworks on Rotary Road

From Monday 24th November, there will be some off peak roadworks and pedestrian walkway closures on Rotary Road, close to the Northumberland Park station construction site. The works will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm on weekdays only and are expected to be complete by 12th December. There will be a southbound lane and pedestrian footway closure during the works (shown in blue on the picture).

Nov 20, 2025

Overnight Track Works at Blyth Bebside

Network Rail will be undertaking track maintenance works in the Blyth Bebside area using a machine called a Tamper, which is used to make sure the track is level. The works are essential for the continued development of the Northumberland Line rail project. What to expect during the works The tamping works will be undertaken along a section of track, as shown by the red line on the below map on the following dates and times: • From 11:30pm Tuesday 18 November 2025 to 5:30am

Nov 7, 2025

Revised Northumberland Line Rail Fares

Following the changes made to Nexus Pop Fares from 1st April 2026, some of the rail only fares have also been revised on the Northumberland Line. The positive is that rail only fares for 3 or 4 zone journeys have been reduced. This means that the peak time single fares from Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham and Seaton Delaval to Manors or Newcastle have been reduced to £2.40, with the off peak single fare reduced to £2.00. The single fares from Ashington & Bedling

6 days ago

Station opening completes Northumberland Line...for now

Shortly before 8.30am on Sunday, March 29th 2026, the first passenger train in more than 60 years pulled into Bedlington. It marked the completion of the Northumberland Line programme – which has revolutionised travel in the area and surpassed all expectations in terms of passenger numbers since it opened in December 2024. And such has been the success of the line, proposals are being formulated to extend the scheme further north over the coming years – into Woodhorn and Newb

Mar 31

'Who let the dogs on?': Northern will offer free travel to Bedlington Terrier owners when town's new station opens

Passengers with a famous breed of dog named after Bedlington will be offered free travel when the town's new station is open. It is the sixth and final new station on the Northumberland Line, which reopened to passengers in December 2024 – for the first time in 60 years. Around 1.3 million journeys have been made on the route so far, with passengers travelling for work, education, important appointments and fun days out. When the station opens on Sunday, 29 March, it will all

Mar 27