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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

Overnight CCTV surveys and traffic management on Ravensworth Street, Bedlington

We will be undertaking trial holes overnight on Monday 14 July 2025 – Friday 18 July 2025 between the hours of 10:00pm and 5:00am each...

Jun 26, 2025

Overnight Roadworks at Newsham from 7th July 2025

From Monday 7 July 2025 for approximately 3 weeks, there will be full road closures in place across the west and east side of the new...

Jun 23, 2025

Footpath Additions at Seaton Delaval Station

We're sharing some great news on the introduction of new public footpaths which are making access to the station at Seaton Delaval a...

Apr 19, 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

Newsletter for September 2024

Here's the latest news on the construction of the Northumberland Line from September 2024.

Sep 27, 2024

Overnight Works at Blyth Bebside Level Crossing

Network Rail will be completing the testing of essential safety equipment that has been installed at Bebside Level Crossing (see image...

Aug 14, 2024

Newsham Road Bridge Opening Date

We're now expecting the new road bridge at Newsham to open to traffic in the early evening of Thursday 1st August. When the bridge opens,...

Jul 24, 2024

Plessey Road in Blyth Level Crossing Upgrade Works

We will be installing and testing the new level crossing equipment at Plessey Road Level Crossing from 10pm on Friday 19 April to 10pm on...

Apr 12, 2024

New Northumberland Line bus service at your service

A bus service connecting some of the key communities to the forthcoming Northumberland Line is showing its colours. The 434 bus service...

Feb 26, 2024

It's not just a leaf.......

Every year, the rail industry has an issue when it comes to leaves falling onto tracks. It's often joked about, but, it's a serious problem that causes a mulch on the rails which causes trains to have issues when accelerating or braking. These issues impact on performance, with trains being delayed as drivers have to adapt how they drive to keep the trains moving. Network Rail also have plans to reduce vegetation around railway lines and they also run special trains to help

17 hours ago

Service Disruption on Thursday 5th November 2026

Due to predicted slippery rails on Thursday 5th November, Northern have shared that the following trains will be cancelled on the Northumberland Line; From Ashington 10:37 to Newcastle 12:07 to Newcastle 13:37 to Newcastle 15:07 to Newcastle 16:37 to Newcastle From Newcastle 09:56 to Ashington 11:25 to Ashington 12:56 to Ashington 14:25 to Ashington 15:55 to Ashington For the latest information and to buy tickets - Northern | Buy Cheap Train Tickets Online | Rail Fares

2 days ago

Potential Service Disruption (23rd to 26th October 2026)

We're sharing that there is a potential for disruption to rail services over this weekend due to predicted storm conditions. The advice from Northern is for customers to check their website before they travel for the latest information. Northern | Buy Cheap Train Tickets Online | Rail Fares To try and keep trains running on time, some stations may only receive an hourly service in each direction. As an example, today's service (23rd October) off peak is seeing trains only ca

Oct 23