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Track & Signalling Works Progressing Well At Bedlington

Our teams have been out and about capturing the progress of the track and signalling works that are taking place at Bedlington until...

Apr 2, 2024

Overnight Level Crossing Closures at Newsham

The level crossing at Newsham will have some overnight closures so that the railway tracks south of Newsham can be upgraded, between...

Mar 28, 2024

Level Crossing Closures at Blyth Bebside

We will be installing and testing new level crossing equipment at Bebside Level Crossing from 10pm on Sunday 7 April to 6am on Tuesday 16...

Mar 26, 2024

Update on Level Crossing Closures & Engineering Work in Bedlington

We will be working in the area 24 hours a day on the following dates and times. · From 10.00pm on Thursday 28 March to 12.30 on...

Mar 25, 2024

Get On The Right Track

Are you looking for a local training opportunity to work in the rail industry ? Here's a great (& free) course starting in April.

Mar 19, 2024

Closure of Chase Meadows Foot Crossing

The pedestrian foot crossing at Chase Meadows will close from Thursday 4th April. It has always been the intention to install a new...

Mar 14, 2024

Rail Minister welcomes progress as Northumberland Line opening nears

Rail Minister Huw Merriman saw first-hand progress being made towards the opening of the Northumberland Line this summer. The rail line –...

Mar 5, 2024

Great Work in January

After enjoying a closedown over Christmas and New Year, the work on building 6 new stations started again in January, and so did the...

Feb 21, 2024

Seghill Level Crossing Closure

Track renewal works will be taking place at Seghill level crossing from 9.30pm on Saturday 24th February until 5.30am on Monday 26th...

Feb 16, 2024

Northumberland Park Drop In Event

We'll be hosting a drop in event at Backworth Hall on Tuesday 13th February between 6pm and 7.30pm. We'll have members of the team from...

Feb 12, 2024

Celebrating Apprenticeship Week

We're celebrating Apprenticeship Week on the Northumberland Line this week, especially as our station construction partner, Morgan...

Feb 5, 2024

Thank You Seaton Delaval

We'd like to say thank you to everyone who attended our drop in event at Seaton Delaval Arts Centre last night. We had some great...

Jan 23, 2024

Weekend Works at Northumberland Park & Piling Unit Deliveries

The cold weather this week has restricted the creation of the crane pad at Algernon Drive. Unfortunately, this means that works will be...

Jan 19, 2024

Passenger Services Confirmed for Summer 2024

The Northumberland Line – bringing passenger services back between the South East of the county and central Newcastle – will be open from...

Jan 17, 2024

Project Milestone at Northumberland Park

We are delighted to share that we have safely and successfully installed a 160 tonne Crawler Crane on site at Northumberland Park. Space...

Jan 12, 2024

Upcoming Work in Bedlington

We'll be seeing some further work on the level crossing at Bedlington South for further testing of the new equipment as well as work on...

Jan 9, 2024

Drop in Event at Seaton Delaval

We are holding a public information event for local residents to find out more about overnight work and the construction programme for...

Jan 8, 2024

New Level Crossing at Bedlington South

Work has been ongoing over the past week or so to install a new level crossing at Bedlington South. This is the first of the new look...

Jan 5, 2024

Christmas Newsletter

We've got a bumper newsletter for you as this one takes in November and the early part of December. There's a lot of work taking place...

Dec 18, 2023

Track Works at Bebside

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE WORKS HAVE NOW BEEN CANCELLED We will be working along a 500m length of the railway track in Blyth Bebside 24...

Dec 18, 2023

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

3 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