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To allow us to install new street lighting columns, signage and kerbs at Bedlington Station, there will be temporary lane closures, multiphase 3-way lights, and footway closure and diversions on Barrington Road, Ravensworth Street, Melrose Villas, Clayton Steet, St John’s Road and West of Station Road from Monday 2 February 2026 until Sunday 22 February 2026. Please note that a vehicle and pedestrian diversion route signage will in place during this period which will be clear

The next station on the Northumberland Line to open will be Northumberland Park on Sunday 22nd February 2026. The first train to serve the station will be the 08:10 to Ashington (07:54 from Newcastle), with the first train to Newcastle & Metrocentre at 09:02 (08:38 from Ashington). The new station will provide interchange with the Tyne & Wear Metro and through tickets are available with Pop Pay As You Go and Pop Season Tickets. For passengers using Pop - please remember to t

Passengers have now made more than 1,000,000 journeys on the Northumberland Line - as the next station's opening date is confirmed. The milestone was marked during a special event held at Blyth Bebside station. It comes after the line reopened to passengers – for the first time in 60 years – in December 2024, thanks to a project involving Northumberland County Council, the Department for Transport, Network Rail and Northern. Services currently call at Newcastle, Manors and ne