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Drop In Event at Newsham on Tuesday 11th March
Ahead of the opening of Newsham station on the Northumberland Line, we'll be hosting a drop in event in Newsham in partnership with...
Mar 3, 2025
Newsham Station opening date confirmed
The latest station to be completed on the Northumberland Line will open on Monday, March 17th. The opening of the line will bring...
Mar 1, 2025
Travelling this weekend ?
If you're planning on travelling on the Northumberland Line this weekend, here's a handy reminder on how easy it is to buy a ticket for...
Feb 27, 2025
Works Update at Newsham
Our next phase of works continues from those set out in our previous website post (dated 30 January 2025), and will take place across...
Feb 26, 2025
Latest Northumberland Line station to open in coming weeks
The latest station to be completed on the Northumberland Line is set to open mid March. After more than 60 years the public started...
Feb 24, 2025
Blyth Bebside Station Construction Update Information Session - 3rd March
We will be holding a public information session on Monday 3 March 2025 from 6pm to 7:30pm at Briardale House, Briardale Road, Blyth, NE24...
Feb 20, 2025
Accessibility Event in Ashington
As part of the design process for the Northumberland Line, the project held a series of 3 workshops to look at accessibility issues at...
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 17, 2025
Celebrating Light Night in Ashington
The Northumberland Line station at Ashington played a small part in the town's recent Light Night celebrations. The station had a visit...
Feb 13, 2025
Things to see on the Northumberland Line
The North Eastern Railway Association have produced a handy guide of things to see while you travel on the Northumberland Line, along...
Feb 13, 2025
Ashington - Nominate a Local Hero
Celebrate the people who make Ashington extraordinary! The Pride of Ashington Torchlit Procession is looking for 500 torch bearers to...
Feb 12, 2025
Bedlington Information Session Update
We'd like to say a big thank you to the local residents who attended our information session on station construction at Bedlington on...
Feb 5, 2025
January Newsletter
As we head into 2025, let's catch up on the latest developments on the Northumberland Line with our January newsletter.
Jan 31, 2025
Newsham Works Update
Our next phase of works in the construction of Newsham Station is beginning at the start of February 2025. Works will take place across...
Jan 30, 2025
Service Disruption - Sunday 26th January
Due to overnight engineering work on the Northumberland Line, the first train in each direction on Sunday 26th January will have a rail...
Jan 24, 2025
Local father and son’s part in creating a legacy on the Northumberland Line
The Northumberland Line is a historic and transformational project, restoring passenger rail services to the region after more than 60...
Jan 24, 2025
Service Disruption due to Storm Eowyn
Northern are advising customers to avoid travel where possible on Friday 24th January and if you do choose to travel make sure you check...
Jan 23, 2025
Launch of Ashington Balance Bike Library
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, the principal contractor for the Northumberland Line Project, is proud to announce the launch of the...
Jan 22, 2025
Overnight Track Work at Bedlington & Ashington
Network Rail will be carrying out overnight track maintenance work in the Bedlington and Ashington areas in week commencing Monday 27th...
Jan 17, 2025
Bedlington - Station Construction Public Information Session
The Northumberland Line team will be holding a public information session with a presentation on Tuesday 28 January 2025 from 6pm to...
Jan 17, 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
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