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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


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


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


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


Overnight Slip Road Closure on A189 at Kitty Brewster Roundabout
The Southbound entry slip on the A189 at Kitty Brewster roundabout will be closed overnight on Thursday 9 January 2025 and Friday 10...
Jan 6


December Newsletter
We know that it's not been too long since our last newsletter was released, but there's been a lot to report on in a very short space of...
Dec 19, 2024


Update on overnight construction works for Blyth Bebside station
Mid-week and weekend overnight station construction works We are progressing with completion of the platform installation and station...
Nov 25, 2024


Northumberland Line opening on track for December
The Northumberland Line remains firmly on track to open to passengers before Christmas 2024 – with the opening date set to be announced...
Nov 25, 2024


Signal to Heritage at The Dales School
The Dales School is proud to announce a significant new addition to its Train Project, following the generous donation of a historic...
Nov 18, 2024


Northumberland Line services will make ‘massive difference’ to locals, say conductors training to work on the line
Conductors preparing for the opening of the Northumberland Line are confident services will “make a massive difference” to people in the...
Nov 11, 2024


Not quite the end of the line for old railway assets
Historic railway equipment destined for the scrap yard has been saved by three groups of enthusiasts in Northumberland. As part of the...
Nov 8, 2024


Great Work in October
As well as building six new stations and restoring passenger services to the Northumberland Line, the project is also doing some great...
Nov 1, 2024


New Northumberland Line Timetable from Sunday 14th December
The timetable for trains on the Northumberland Line will change from Sunday 14th December 2025. The new timetable will see trains on Mondays to Saturdays generally run around 7 minutes later than they do now in each direction. On Sundays, the trains will generally run around 2 minutes later than they do currently. We'll also see a new later train from Newcastle to Ashington at 23.21 on Mondays to Saturdays which will improve night out opportunities along the line, with this
Nov 28


Off Peak Roadworks on Rotary Road
From Monday 24th November, there will be some off peak roadworks and pedestrian walkway closures on Rotary Road, close to the Northumberland Park station construction site. The works will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm on weekdays only and are expected to be complete by 12th December. There will be a southbound lane and pedestrian footway closure during the works (shown in blue on the picture).
Nov 20


EV Charging at Northumberland Line Stations
Electric car charging is now available at Ashington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham and Seaton Delaval stations on the Northumberland Line. There are instructions on each of the chargers, along with a QR code to buy charging time. The chargers are 7.4KW and cost £0.57 per KWh and you can either choose to charge until your car is full or select by the KWh for your charge. Parking is free for EV cars on charge at Northumberland Line stations.
Nov 17
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