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Roadworks on Barrington Road, Bedlington
As part of the ongoing works at Bedlington for the new station, works to survey drains are due to be carried out between Barrington Road...
Sep 13, 2023
Level Crossing Closures & Track Works at Green Lane, Ashington
Our teams will be undertaking works to continue the upgrade of the Level Crossing on Green Lane, Ashington. The works will be undertaken...
Sep 13, 2023
Level Crossing Closure at West Sleekburn (Marcheys House)
Following on from our track upgrade works in August along the line through Marchey House Level Crossing in West Sleekburn, we need to...
Sep 13, 2023
Rotary Way Temporary Road Closure (A186) - Fri 15th Sept
The southbound carriageway of the A186 Rotary Way will be closed from 0930 to 1530 on Friday 15th September on the section between the...
Sep 11, 2023
Weekend Work in Ashington
Works are to continue at Ashington station this Saturday 2nd September 2023 - Sunday 3rd September 2023 between the hours of 08:00 –...
Sep 1, 2023
Bedlington Track Works Update
We're really pleased to report that the track works at Bedlington and Marcheys House are going well, with both work sites on schedule. At...
Aug 14, 2023
Level Crossing Safety Works Approved
As part of the redevelopment of the Northumberland Line, safety improvements at three key level crossings have been approved by...
Aug 10, 2023
Track Works & Level Crossing Closure at West Sleekburn (Marcheys House)
From 10pm on Thursday 10th August until 10pm on Tuesday 15th August, the level crossing next to Marcheys House signal box will be closed....
Aug 3, 2023
Ashington Track Works
Network Rail and their partners will be working on the track between the two red dots from 9pm on Thursday 20th July until 6am on Monday...
Jul 14, 2023
Watching Brief - Palmersville Dairy Underpass
It's been a couple of weeks since works were completed on the installation of a new underpass at Palmersville Dairy. The underpass...
Jul 11, 2023
Northumberland Park Works Update
From Saturday 8th July until March 2024, there'll be a lane and footway closure on the A186 Rotary Road as a works area will be created...
Jun 29, 2023
Station Yard Car Park Works
From Monday 26th June until Monday 15th September, works will be taking place in the car park at Station Yard (Wansbeck Square) in...
Jun 20, 2023
Palmersville Dairy Underpass Works
Today is a big day for the Northumberland Line as the new underpass to divert a footpath at Palmersville Dairy is being installed. It's a...
Jun 16, 2023
A189 Blyth Slip Road Closure
The Slip Road onto the Southbound A189 adjacent to the Asda store at Blyth will be closed overnight between Monday 26th June 2023 and...
Jun 13, 2023
A1061 Lane Temporary Lane Restriction
In order to construct a new access track to the farmland off South Newsham Road, there will be traffic management in place in the form of...
Jun 8, 2023
Bebside Level Crossing Closure
To allow for an upgrade to the level crossing at Bebside, the A193 will be closed to all traffic (including pedestrians) from 8pm on...
May 16, 2023
Newsham Level Crossing Closure
To allow for engineering work to be carried out on the rail line, the level crossing at Newsham will be closed to traffic from 9pm on...
May 11, 2023
A Bird's Eye View
There's lots of construction work happening on the Northumberland Line and you can catch up on the latest bird's eye views from Ashington...
May 5, 2023
Bedlington Level Crossing Closures
To allow for engineering work to be carried out on the rail line, the level crossing at Bedlington will be closed to traffic (including...
May 5, 2023
New Hartley Level Crossing Closures
To allow for engineering work to be carried out on the railway line, the level crossing at New Hartley will be closed to traffic...
May 3, 2023
1 Million Journeys Competition
🎉 We’ve hit nearly 1 million journeys on the Northumberland Line! Since reopening, the line has now supported nearly one million journeys, providing access to work and education, and connecting friends and family across the region. To mark the milestone, we’re inviting passengers to take part in a competition to win one month’s free travel along the line as well as a £50 Amazon voucher. 💬 Tell us how the line has helped you, whether it’s on your commute, travelling to study
4 days ago
Drainage Works in Bedlington
From Tuesday 6th January 2026, there will be drainage works taking place overnight around the Ravensworth Street area of Bedlington. The works will be undertaken with temporary traffic lights to close lanes so that work can be conducted safely. The works will take place between 9pm and 6am for around 4 weeks and the worksite will move so that the new drainage for the station can be completed. The works will be around Barrington Road, Palace Road, Park Terrace, Ravensworth S
Dec 29, 2025
Christmas & New Year Services on the Northumberland Line
Here's a handy summary of your Northumberland Line rail service over the Christmas and New Year holidays. For the latest information on journeys and to buy tickets, please click here Wednesday 24th December Normal service with trains ending earlier than usual. Last train from Newcastle to Ashington will leave at 19.56 Last train from Ashington to Newcastle will leave at 20.37 Thursday 25th December & Friday 26th December No service on the Northumberland Line Saturday 27th De
Dec 22, 2025
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