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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


Overnight Roadworks on South Newsham Road, Blyth
From Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 August 2025 (3 nights) , full road closures will be in place across the west and east sides of the new...
Jul 30, 2025


Cycling adventures on the Northumberland Line
Travelling on the Northumberland Line has proved to be very popular, especially for leisure journeys, but, did you know that you can take...
Jul 6, 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


Northern's Customer and Community Improvement Fund (CCIF) is open
This year, the fund has been doubled to £200,000, made up of individual grants with values of up to £2,500, £10,000 or £20,000. The CCIF...
Jul 1, 2025


June Newsletter
Here's the latest Northumberland Line newsletter, with the latest information on the three remaining stations as well as a host of other...
Jun 30, 2025


Introducing "The Northumbrian"
New train artwork celebrating the reopening of the Northumberland Line and the history of the local area has been unveiled by Northern....
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


Better Transport Week - Local Transport Worth Celebrating
Better Transport Week is a celebration of the transport that connects communities and brings people together. From shopping delivered by...
Jun 17, 2025


Weekend Engineering Works Reminder - 21st & 22nd, 28th & 29th June
We appreciate that closing part of the line isn’t ideal, but by having the line closed through Bedlington does allow our construction...
Jun 16, 2025


Tell us your Northumberland Line story
We know that the Northumberland Line has made journeys so much easier for many residents in South East Northumberland, be that making it...
Jun 3, 2025


Bedlington Station Construction Update
Work is progressing on the station construction at Bedlington and there will be 3 weekend closures in June so that more work close to the...
May 29, 2025


Roadworks at Newsham
Our next phase of works continues on the west of the site for the new road alignment for the west roundabout. The next phase of works...
May 27, 2025


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, 2025


Weekend Engineering Works - June 2025
Following on from the line closure over the Easter weekend, we have a further 3 weekends in June when the Northumberland Line rail...
May 14, 2025


Revised Timetable from Sunday 18th May
A revised train timetable will start from Sunday 18th May and run until Saturday 13th December 2025. There are no major changes to the...
May 9, 2025


Roadworks at Newsham to complete early
We posted back on the 14th April 2025 about roadworks on the west side of the station at Newsham. The works were due to be completed on...
Apr 30, 2025


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, 2025


Milestone reached as 250,000th passenger journey made on Northumberland Line
Passengers who have made more than 250,000 journeys on Northumberland Line services are being reminded they can beat the queues for...
Apr 25, 2025


Upcoming Roadworks at Newsham
As part of the development of the new station at Newsham, there will be some upcoming works which will include overnight working on the...
Apr 14, 2025


Conductor Vacancy at Ashington
We're sharing a unique opportunity to join Northern's team that deliver the Northumberland Line trains as well as other services across the North East. It's a great job, with a great employer and in the heart of the local community. As a Train Conductor, you'll be the face of Northern's service, ensuring the efficient operation of their trains while providing exceptional customer care. From checking tickets to managing onboard safety and looking after passengers, you can be s
May 12


New Northern Timetable from 17th May 2026
We're sharing the new rail timetable which will start from Sunday 17th May and run until Saturday 12th December 2026. There aren't any major changes to the timetable, but customers are recommended to check if they travel on a regular journey as we don't want you to miss your train !
May 5


Celebrating One Month Of Bedlington
Today marks one month since the station at Bedlington opened to the public. To celebrate the occasion, we had a chat with local resident Christine Bell and recreated a photo of her that was taken with the then Station Master of Bedlington in the 1950's. The original photo was taken in the garden of the Station Master's house, which still stands on Barrington Road. Christine grew up in West View and the photo was a rare on as Mr Threlfall, the Station Master of the day, didn
Apr 29
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