Travel Advice for Saturday 29th March 2025

Heading to Newcastle United's Carabao Cup celebrations this Saturday ?

Trains on the Northumberland Line are expected to be very busy all day and whilst Northern are hoping to have additional capacity on some services, this isn't guaranteed.

Our advice is to leave plenty of time for your journey, expect trains to be busy and follow the instructions of Northern's staff - they're there to help customers and keep everyone safe.

We'd encourage you to either walk, cycle or catch the bus to your local station as car parks will be busy on the day and please consider local residents if car parks become full. Additional car parking will be available at Blyth Town FC on Sandringham Drive (NE24 3PS) for Newsham station. Chanting of "He's from Blyth" is optional as you walk to the station.

There are also engineering works later on Saturday evening and the 21.16 and 22.16 departures from Newcastle will be a bus replacement service. Northern have added additional buses and some standby provision for these late evening journeys.