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Restoring the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway

As well as restoring passenger services to the Northumberland Line, some members of the team from across the project have been helping to...

Apr 17, 2025

Overnight Roadworks on A189 Spine Road

There will be overnight road closures on the A189 Spine Road between the Bebside and Three Horse Shoes roundabouts starting from 8pm on...

Apr 16, 2025

Upcoming Roadworks at Newsham

As part of the development of the new station at Newsham, there will be some upcoming works which will include overnight working on the...

Apr 14, 2025

Easter Weekend Rail Service Alterations

Due to engineering work and station construction works at Bedlington, the Northumberland Line rail services will be replaced by buses...

Apr 14, 2025

Extra Capacity for Sunday 13th April

Ahead of the NUFC game against Manchester United on Sunday 13th April, we've got some good news that Northern plan for all trains on the...

Apr 11, 2025

Connecting Communities - Northumberland Line Photographic Journey

Thanks to our partners at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, you can enjoy a unique journey through the Northumberland Line's construction....

Apr 8, 2025

Level Crossing Closure at Bedlington Station Road Extended

The current level crossing closure at Station Road at Bedlington is unfortunately going to have to be extended due to unforeseen ground...

Apr 3, 2025

Additional Parking for Newsham on Saturday 29th March

We're delighted to say that additional parking spaces will be available close to Newsham station thanks to Blyth Town FC. Blyth Town FC's...

Mar 28, 2025

Travel Advice for Saturday 29th March 2025

Heading to Newcastle United's Carabao Cup celebrations this Saturday ? Trains on the Northumberland Line are expected to be very busy all...

Mar 27, 2025

Getting to Newsham Station

There are lots of ways to get to Newsham station that don't need you to make a car journey. The new station has pedestrian access at both...

Mar 26, 2025

Overnight Construction Works at Northumberland Park

Following our previous update from December 2024, we have now finished working on the front platform pre-cast units and have installed...

Mar 25, 2025

Thank You Newsham

We had a great turn out at our drop in event for local residents in Newsham on Tuesday night ahead of the new station opening on Monday...

Mar 14, 2025

Overnight CCTV surveys and traffic management on Ravensworth Street in Bedlington

We will be undertaking CCTV drainage surveys overnight on Wednesday 19 March 2025 between the hours of 8:00pm and 6:00am. During this...

Mar 13, 2025

Northern staff told to avoid common mistake ahead of new Northumberland Line station opening

Conductors working on the new Northumberland Line have been told they do not want to get off on the wrong foot with the locals by making...

Mar 11, 2025

Roadworks on Front Street at Blyth Bebside

The highways upgrade works are being completed in phases, with the next phase of temporary traffic management (TM) starting from Monday...

Mar 10, 2025

Train Times for Newsham

We know that there's a lot of excitement building around Newsham station opening. We can now share the all important train timetable that...

Mar 7, 2025

Late Evening Train Service Alterations

We'd advise customers travelling in the late evening on the Northumberland Line between the 8th March and the 3rd April 2025 to check...

Mar 6, 2025

Roadworks on South Newsham Road in Blyth

We will be carrying out off-peak roadworks on South Newsham Road in Blyth from Monday 10th March until Friday 21st March to install bus...

Mar 6, 2025

February Newsletter

Our February newsletter is fashionably late, but for a very good reason, as we're sharing the news on the opening of the station at...

Mar 6, 2025

Construction update for Bedlington Station

Works are progressing to install the new station platforms, drainage and fencing at Bedlington Station. Works moving forwards include...

Mar 5, 2025

Information Event for Bedlington

Our next station (& last for now) on the Northumberland Line to open will be Bedlington on Sunday 29th March 2026. Ahead of the reintroduction of the passenger service at this station, you're invited you to join us on Monday 23rd March 2026 at East Bedlington Community Centre, 16-17 Station Road, Bedlington from 5.30pm to 7.30pm for an information event. The event will be a drop in, so call in any time between 5.30pm and 7.30pm to ask questions about the station and the new r

5 days ago

New Bus Service to Blyth Bebside

From Monday 23rd March, Arriva will provide a new peak time bus link to serve the Northumberland Line station at Blyth Bebside. The new route 3 will run from Blyth Bus Station to Blyth Bebside station via Newsham Road, Isabella, Cowpen Shops, Briardale Road, Blyth Community College, Bebside Middle School and Bebside Interchange. Buses will run on weekdays with 3 journeys in the morning peak to connect with trains to Newcastle and 3 journeys in the afternoon peak that connect

6 days ago

February Newsletter

We've had another very busy few weeks on the Northumberland Line with the announcements on the station opening dates at Northumberland Park & Bedlington, celebrating 1 million passenger journeys and the opening of Northumberland Park this week. Want to catch up on the latest news - here's our February newsletter.

Feb 25