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Using Blyth Bebside Station Is Child's Play
We're really looking forward to Blyth Bebside station opening on Sunday 19th October 2025. We want you to make the most of your new station and using the station is child's play. So much so, that we asked the kids from The Dales School to talk everyone through all they need to know about their new station. Let's watch their advice....... To find out more information on train times and to book your tickets for Blyth Bebside (or any other station) - click here We look forward
2 days ago


Get Ready Blyth Bebside !
On Sunday 19th October, we'll welcome Blyth Bebside to the Northumberland Line - the 2,598th station on the rail network. Take a look around the rail network's newest rail station and we look forward to welcoming new passengers when the station opens on Sunday morning. For information on train times and to buy tickets - click here
3 days ago


Ashington Still Needs Your Vote
A huge thank you to everyone who has voted for Ashington so far in the World Cup of Stations for 2025. You've got until 23.59 on Friday 17th October 2025 to cast your vote and Ashington is currently sitting 2nd in the public vote. World Cup of Stations Ashington has a history of creating World Cup winners and let's see if we can add another trophy for the town.
5 days ago


Tickets now on sale for customers planning to use new Northumberland Line station
Customers planning to use a new station on the Northumberland Line can now buy tickets for their journeys, ahead of the opening next week....
Oct 9


Information Event Ahead Of Blyth Bebside Station Opening
Our next station Northumberland Line station to open will be Blyth Bebside on Sunday 19th October 2025. Ahead of the reintroduction of...
Oct 6


Toucan Crossing Works - Chase Farm Drive, Blyth
From Monday 6 October 2025 works will commence to install the permanent signal-controlled crossing for pedestrians and cyclists (known as...
Oct 4


Voices of the Northumberland Line - Calvin's Story
Enjoy the 5th of our Northumberland Line stories and this time we hear from Calvin. This is the last in our current series of stories,...
Oct 3


Then & Now - Blyth Bebside
As we get closer to Blyth Bebside station opening on Sunday 19th October 2025, we're taking a look back at the old station and sharing...
Oct 2


Voices of the Northumberland Line - Jean's story
Here's our 4th installment of Voices of the Northumberland Line and we hand over to Jean to share her story.......
Sep 26


Works Continuing on Front Street, Bebside
Further to our recent news posts, we are continuing with the works to upgrade Front Street and Errington Street as our progress was...
Sep 24


Voices of the Northumberland Line - Reece's Story
We're sharing the 3rd of our Voices of the Northumberland Line series and this time, we're hearing Reece's story on how the...
Sep 19


Heaton TrainCare Centre Open Event
The doors to Northern's Heaton TrainCare Centre are being opened to the public for a special event to celebrate it's 150th anniversary on...
Sep 16


Overnight Works on Bebside Front Street Extended
Unfortunately due to the adverse weather conditions over the weekend, the team has been unable to complete the required resurfacing work...
Sep 16


Voices of the Northumberland Line - Melanie's Story
We're sharing the second of our series of Northumberland Line stories - real life people sharing how the Northumberland Line has changed...
Sep 15


Blyth Bebside Opening Date Confirmed
The fourth station to be completed on the Northumberland Line will open on Sunday, October 19th 2025. Since the opening of the line in...
Sep 11


Voices of the Northumberland Line - James' Story
The Northumberland Line has changed the way people travel in South East Northumberland and we asked local people to share their stories...
Sep 9


Further Works on Front Street, Bebside
We are sharing that there will be additional highways and footway work on Front Street, which is now anticipated to finish in late...
Sep 8


Overnight Closure on A189 Spine Road - Thursday 4th Sept 2025
There will be another overnight road closure on the A189 Spine Road between the Bebside and Three Horse Shoes roundabouts starting from...
Aug 31


August 2025 Newsletter
There's still a lot of work happening on the Northumberland Line as we get closer to welcoming our final 3 stations, plus we've got 3...
Aug 29


Council set to consider rail-line funding increase
Northumberland County Council is set to consider extra funding to ensure the Northumberland Line rail project can be completed in full as...
Aug 26


Using Blyth Bebside Station Is Child's Play
We're really looking forward to Blyth Bebside station opening on Sunday 19th October 2025. We want you to make the most of your new station and using the station is child's play. So much so, that we asked the kids from The Dales School to talk everyone through all they need to know about their new station. Let's watch their advice....... To find out more information on train times and to book your tickets for Blyth Bebside (or any other station) - click here We look forward
2 days ago


Get Ready Blyth Bebside !
On Sunday 19th October, we'll welcome Blyth Bebside to the Northumberland Line - the 2,598th station on the rail network. Take a look around the rail network's newest rail station and we look forward to welcoming new passengers when the station opens on Sunday morning. For information on train times and to buy tickets - click here
3 days ago


A Final Push for Ashington in the World Cup Of Stations
We're getting to the final stages of the World Cup of Stations and we're really hopeful that Ashington can take the crown. World Cup of Stations We've spoken to a World Cup winner in England cricketing legend Mark Wood and he'd love your vote for his home town - Ashington. We've also spoken to Ashington's County Councillor, Caroline Ball and she'd love you to vote for Ashington too.
3 days ago
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