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Front Street, Bebside - Roadworks Update
We had originally anticipated undertaking these works at the end of August, but we have had to push them back due to access challenges...
Aug 22
Overnight Road Closures on A189 Spine Road at Blyth Bebside
There will be overnight road closures on the A189 Spine Road between the Bebside and Three Horse Shoes roundabouts starting from 8pm on...
Jul 21
Roadworks on Front Street at Bebside extended
Since we started works in the highway on Front Street, the age and condition of existing utilities and services beneath the road has...
Jul 3
Revised Pop Fares from 1st July 2025
From Tuesday 1st July 2025, there have been some changes to Pop fares, with the changes being approved by the North East Combined...
Jul 1
Northern's Customer and Community Improvement Fund (CCIF) is open
This year, the fund has been doubled to £200,000, made up of individual grants with values of up to £2,500, £10,000 or £20,000. The CCIF...
Jul 1
June Newsletter
Here's the latest Northumberland Line newsletter, with the latest information on the three remaining stations as well as a host of other...
Jun 30
Introducing "The Northumbrian"
New train artwork celebrating the reopening of the Northumberland Line and the history of the local area has been unveiled by Northern....
Jun 26
Blyth Bebside Station Construction Update
Join us to see the latest progress on the station at Blyth Bebside, which we're anticipating will open in late August or early September...
Jun 13
Tell us your Northumberland Line story
We know that the Northumberland Line has made journeys so much easier for many residents in South East Northumberland, be that making it...
Jun 3
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...
Jun 2
Changes to proposals for Chase Meadows Level Crossing
The Northumberland Line has brought passenger trains back into service on the existing railway line between Ashington and Newcastle,...
May 30
Bedlington Station Construction Update
Work is progressing on the station construction at Bedlington and there will be 3 weekend closures in June so that more work close to the...
May 29
Celebrating Community Rail Week
This week is Community Rail Week and we joined the launch event in Haltwhistle earlier in the week in partnership with the Community Rail...
May 21
April Newsletter
Now that we've got 3 stations up and running on the Northumberland Line, we've changed the frequency of our newsletter. Here's the latest...
Apr 30
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
4 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
5 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.
5 days ago
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