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Northumberland Line - Lessons Learned From Transforming Connectivity In The North East
If you'd like to learn more about the Northumberland Line project and how it's been delivered, you can join an online lecture from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The online event takes place from 6.30pm on Thursday 4th December and will be delivered by Simon Middleton from AECOM and Tony Lloyd from Morgan Sindall. Click here for more information and to book a free place (but you will need to set up an account to make a booking). The successful opening of the Northu
Nov 9, 2025


October 2025 Newsletter
We've had an incredibly busy time since the last newsletter was issued - from the opening of Blyth Bebside station to Ashington becoming the World Cup of Stations winner for 2025 to progress on station construction at Bedlington and Northumberland Park. Read all the latest updates here;
Oct 29, 2025


Bedlington Station Construction - Drop In Event on Thursday 23rd October 2025
The Northumberland Line team will be holding a public information drop-in session on Thursday 23 October 2025 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at East Bedlington Community Centre, 16 Station Street, Bedlington, NE22 7JN. Members of the team delivering the project, including Northumberland County Council and stations contractor Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, will be available to speak to about the construction works. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A DROP IN EVENT AND NOT A PRESENTATION EVENT.
Oct 16, 2025


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.
Oct 14, 2025


Connecting Communities Photo Exhibition comes to Bedlington
The Connecting Communities photo exhibition from Morgan Sindall Infrastructure comes to East Bedlington Community Centre and you can...
Oct 5, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


Bedlington - Barrington Road Closure
Following on from previous recent posts, we've been informed by the contractor that a section of Barrington Road between West View and...
Aug 27, 2025


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, 2025


Bedlington Road Works Update
We are pleased to share that the works on Ravensworth Street/Station Street, to complete essential drainage upgrades, are now complete...
Aug 21, 2025


Ravensworth Street, Bedlington - Works Extended
The current closure of the southern end of Ravensworth Street in Bedlington will be extended and works are now due to complete on Friday...
Aug 16, 2025


Major milestone marked as half a million journeys are made on the Northumberland Line
500,000 passengers have now travelled on the Northumberland Line since it opened, train operator Northern has announced. The operator has...
Aug 5, 2025


Temporary Closure of Ravensworth Street, Bedlington
The next phase of highway improvement works at Bedlington Station from Saturday 9 August 2025. These works have been scheduled to take...
Jul 29, 2025


Highway Improvement Works at Bedlington Station
We will be undertaking works in Bedlington to upgrade the roads and footpaths around Bedlington Station from Monday 21 July 2025. These...
Jul 14, 2025


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, 2025


Revised Northumberland Line Rail Fares
Following the changes made to Nexus Pop Fares from 1st April 2026, some of the rail only fares have also been revised on the Northumberland Line. The positive is that rail only fares for 3 or 4 zone journeys have been reduced. This means that the peak time single fares from Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham and Seaton Delaval to Manors or Newcastle have been reduced to £2.40, with the off peak single fare reduced to £2.00. The single fares from Ashington & Bedling
Apr 2


Station opening completes Northumberland Line...for now
Shortly before 8.30am on Sunday, March 29th 2026, the first passenger train in more than 60 years pulled into Bedlington. It marked the completion of the Northumberland Line programme – which has revolutionised travel in the area and surpassed all expectations in terms of passenger numbers since it opened in December 2024. And such has been the success of the line, proposals are being formulated to extend the scheme further north over the coming years – into Woodhorn and Newb
Mar 31


'Who let the dogs on?': Northern will offer free travel to Bedlington Terrier owners when town's new station opens
Passengers with a famous breed of dog named after Bedlington will be offered free travel when the town's new station is open. It is the sixth and final new station on the Northumberland Line, which reopened to passengers in December 2024 – for the first time in 60 years. Around 1.3 million journeys have been made on the route so far, with passengers travelling for work, education, important appointments and fun days out. When the station opens on Sunday, 29 March, it will all
Mar 27
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