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New Equipment at Bedlington North Foot Crossing
Bedlington North foot crossing, between Barrington Road and Blenheim Drive estate, has seen some significant changes as part of the...
Apr 8, 2024


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


March Newsletter
Our March newsletter is out now and there's a lot of work going on as we get ready for passenger services to start this Summer. Click on...
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


Changes to Roadworks on South Newsham Road from 25th March
This phase involves transitioning both east and west bound traffic onto the new east roundabout, which will be partially open to traffic...
Mar 21, 2024


Community Rail Partnership Open Event - 26th March
We'll be holding an open event for anyone who'd like to know more about being part of a Community Rail Partnership for the Northumberland...
Mar 19, 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


Ashington Green Lane Level Crossing Closure (29th March to 5th April)
We will be installing and testing the new level crossing equipment at Green Lane Level Crossing from 10pm on Friday 29 March until 6am on...
Mar 18, 2024


Seghill Level Crossing Closure
Track renewal works will be taking place at Seghill level crossing from 9.30pm on Saturday 23rd March until 5.30am on Monday 25th March....
Mar 18, 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


Weekend Engineering Works (16th to 18th March) at Marcheys House Cancelled
The planned engineering works from 9.30pm on the 16th March to 5.30am on the 18th March have now been cancelled.
Mar 14, 2024


Rail Fares for Northumberland Line announced
Travel on the new Northumberland Line will start from as little as £1 – it has been confirmed. A key priority for the new passenger rail...
Mar 8, 2024


Celebrating International Women's Day
We're celebrating International Women's Day on the Northumberland Line. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure: Rail recently hosted the second...
Mar 8, 2024


Email Issue
We're really sorry that we've had some issues this week with our rail@northumberland.gov.uk email address and the "contact us" form on...
Mar 8, 2024


Northumberland Line in focus
YouTuber Geoff Marshall recently visited the Northumberland Line to learn more about our six new stations ahead of the launch of...
Mar 7, 2024


February Newsletter
Our February newsletter is out now and there's a lot of work going on as we get ready for passenger services to start this Summer. Click...
Mar 7, 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


Track Renewals, Level Crossing Replacement & Signal Box Demolition at Marcheys House
As part of the Northumberland Line works, we'll be upgrading Marcheys House level crossing. This will include replacing the level...
Feb 27, 2024


New Northumberland Line Timetable from Sunday 14th December
The timetable for trains on the Northumberland Line will change from Sunday 14th December 2025. The new timetable will see trains on Mondays to Saturdays generally run around 7 minutes later than they do now in each direction. On Sundays, the trains will generally run around 2 minutes later than they do currently. We'll also see a new later train from Newcastle to Ashington at 23.21 on Mondays to Saturdays which will improve night out opportunities along the line, with this
15 hours ago


Off Peak Roadworks on Rotary Road
From Monday 24th November, there will be some off peak roadworks and pedestrian walkway closures on Rotary Road, close to the Northumberland Park station construction site. The works will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm on weekdays only and are expected to be complete by 12th December. There will be a southbound lane and pedestrian footway closure during the works (shown in blue on the picture).
Nov 20


EV Charging at Northumberland Line Stations
Electric car charging is now available at Ashington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham and Seaton Delaval stations on the Northumberland Line. There are instructions on each of the chargers, along with a QR code to buy charging time. The chargers are 7.4KW and cost £0.57 per KWh and you can either choose to charge until your car is full or select by the KWh for your charge. Parking is free for EV cars on charge at Northumberland Line stations.
Nov 17
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