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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


Level Crossing Closures & Track Works at Bedlington
We will be working in the area 24 hours a day on the following dates and times. ·       From 9.30pm on Saturday 16 March to 5.30am on...
Feb 27, 2024


Level Crossing Closure & Signal Box Demolition at North Seaton
Works will start soon on the upgrading of North Seaton Level Crossing by replacing its barriers, removing the existing signal box and...
Feb 27, 2024


New date set for building dismantling at Bedlington
The dismantling of the South building at Bedlington Station has now been rescheduled to take place on Saturday 2nd March from 1pm until...
Feb 26, 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


Overnight Works at Seaton Delaval
There are ongoing midweek and weekend overnight works continuing across the rest of February and March 2024. This also includes a period...
Feb 22, 2024


Overnight Level Crossing Closures
We'll have some overnight closures at level crossings from this weekend to allow for resurfacing work to take place. The level crossings...
Feb 22, 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


Improving the Northumberland Line's Track
One of the big changes on the Northumberland Line is that a lot of the track that the trains run on has had to be replaced. We're moving...
Feb 14, 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


Overnight Road Works on Barrington Road, Bedlington
There will be overnight road works on Barrington Road in Bedlington from 11pm on Thursday 15th January until 6am on Friday 16th January. This will involve two way traffic lights that will be monitored by a traffic management operative throughout the works, with the works being undertaken to carry out some survey works around the level crossing at Bedlington North.
2 days ago


Then & Now - Northumberland Park
As we get closer to the new station at Northumberland Park opening, it's time to reach into the archives and compare the old station to the new one. Our new station is in a slightly different location to the previous station and also has a different name, with the previous station carrying the name of Backworth. The original station opened on 27th June 1864 and was called Hotspur, before the name changed to Backworth in the summer of 1865. The station had a single storey b
2 days ago


1 Million Journeys Competition
🎉 We’ve hit nearly 1 million journeys on the Northumberland Line! Since reopening, the line has now supported nearly one million journeys, providing access to work and education, and connecting friends and family across the region. To mark the milestone, we’re inviting passengers to take part in a competition to win one month’s free travel along the line as well as a £50 Amazon voucher. 💬 Tell us how the line has helped you, whether it’s on your commute, travelling to study
Jan 7
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