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Bedlington Drop In Update
After our recent presentation in Bedlington, we thought we'd share some of the questions and answers that came during the event as well...
Aug 13, 2024


Blyth Bebside Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge Installed
Sunday 4th August was another milestone day on the Northumberland Line project, with the installation of a new footbridge for pedestrians...
Aug 6, 2024


Northumberland Park - Information Event (Tuesday 13th August)
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 13 August at Backworth Hall, Station Road, NE27 0AH. Please join us at 6pm for a presentation...
Aug 2, 2024


Major milestones reached as rail scheme reaches final stages
A raft of major milestones have been reached on the Northumberland Line this week, meaning the service will be up and running later this...
Aug 2, 2024


Newsham's New Road Bridge Is Open
We're delighted to announce that the new road bridge over the Northumberland Line on the A1061 South Newsham Road in Blyth is now open....
Aug 2, 2024


Northumberland Line - A View From Above
As the project progresses, we've been sharing drone footage pictures to show the progress at each of the station sites. Here's the...
Jul 30, 2024


Palmersville Dairy Underpass - Now Open
We've got some great news to share and that's that the underpass at Palmersville Dairy opened on Wednesday 31st July. The underpass has...
Jul 25, 2024


Great Work in June & July
As well as constructing six new stations, there's an awful lot of work going on in the local community during the construction of the...
Jul 24, 2024


Seaton Delaval Construction Update
Work to progresses the new Seaton Delaval station is ongoing. Up and coming works to complete the station which will take place over the...
Jul 23, 2024


Thank You Bedlington
Thank you for the Bedlington residents that joined us last night for the presentation event to show the construction works that will take...
Jul 23, 2024


Station Construction Presentation for Bedlington on 22nd July
We are holding a public information event for local residents and businesses to find out more upcoming work in Bedlington. The event will...
Jul 5, 2024


Behind The Scenes - Northumberland Park
We've been behind the scenes at Northumberland Park station construction site ahead of the Northumberland Line opening later this summer...
Jul 3, 2024


Update at Bedlington
We've been made aware that the planned overnight tamping works at Bedlington North for Tuesday 2nd July have been cancelled and the level...
Jul 2, 2024


Level Crossing Upgrade Works at Plessey Road in Blyth
We will be undertaking works to complete the upgrade of the level crossing on Plessey Road, ahead of the reopening of the line to...
Jun 28, 2024


Level Crossing Upgrade Works at Green Lane in Ashington
We will be completing the installation and testing of essential safety equipment at Green Lane Level Crossing in advance of the...
Jun 28, 2024


June Newsletter
We're getting closer to passenger services returning to the Northumberland Line later this summer and there's a lot of work going on...
Jun 28, 2024


Behind The Scenes - Ashington & Bedlington
We've been behind the scenes at Ashington & Bedlington station construction sites ahead of the Northumberland Line opening later this...
Jun 27, 2024


Weekend Works at Kitty Brewster Roundabout (from 22nd June 2024)
We are continuing preparation works to install a foot and cycle bridge across the A189 to access to the new Station at Bebside. We will...
Jun 14, 2024


Overnight Works at Newsham Level Crossing (Mon 17 June 2024)
We will be partially dismantling the level crossing barriers at South Newsham level crossing from 9pm on Monday 17 June to 2am on Tuesday...
Jun 12, 2024


Northumberland Line "Event"
We're aware of an "event" created on Facebook claiming the Northumberland Line and Newsham Station is opening on Sunday, June 2nd. While...
May 31, 2024


Changes to Pop Adult Fares from 1st April 2026
We're sharing that there will be some changes to the Pop fares that are available on the Northumberland Line and Tyne & Wear Metro from 1 st April 2026. The changes to prices are shown below and the details are also now available on the Northumberland Line website - Tickets | Northumberland Line The key change is that Pop Pay As You Go will be capped at £2.50 for a single journey and £5 for unlimited daily travel. There will be increases to Pop Season Ticket prices and these
2 days ago


Tickets From Bedlington Please......
We're very excited ahead of the station at Bedlington opening on the Northumberland Line on Sunday 29th March. Tickets are now on sale to travel to or from Bedlington for journeys from the opening day and beyond from the Northern website, mobile phone app and ticket vending machines. Northern | Buy Cheap Train Tickets Online | Rail Fares We're looking forward to seeing you on the train.
6 days ago


Information Event for Bedlington
Our next station (& last for now) on the Northumberland Line to open will be Bedlington on Sunday 29th March 2026. Ahead of the reintroduction of the passenger service at this station, you're invited you to join us on Monday 23rd March 2026 at East Bedlington Community Centre, 16-17 Station Road, Bedlington from 5.30pm to 7.30pm for an information event. The event will be a drop in, so call in any time between 5.30pm and 7.30pm to ask questions about the station and the new r
Mar 6
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