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Save money on rail travel with Railcard discounts
As we get closer to the return of passenger services on the Northumberland Line, we've had a lot of questions on the price of tickets and...
Sep 17, 2024


Safety advice released with Northumberland Line at its busiest in 60 years
People living near the Northumberland Line are being warned to take extra care with more trains now running on the major upgraded route....
Sep 4, 2024


Overnight Work at Northumberland Park
In order to reduce mid-week overnight works and complete works as quickly as possible, we are aiming to complete these activities during...
Sep 2, 2024

Newsletter for August 2024
Here's the latest news on the construction of the Northumberland Line from August 2024.
Aug 29, 2024

Pop to it........
As we get closer to passenger trains returning to the Northumberland Line, let's talk about Pop. Customers will have a choice when it...
Aug 23, 2024


Northern train completes first journey along Northumberland Line ahead of opening later this year
Northern has completed the first test run along the full length of the new Northumberland Line, as the operator prepares to run services...
Aug 7, 2024


Northumberland Park - Information Event (Tuesday 13th August)
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 13 August at Backworth Hall, Station Road, NE27 0AH. Please join us at 6pm for a presentation...
Aug 2, 2024


Major milestones reached as rail scheme reaches final stages
A raft of major milestones have been reached on the Northumberland Line this week, meaning the service will be up and running later this...
Aug 2, 2024


Northumberland Line - A View From Above
As the project progresses, we've been sharing drone footage pictures to show the progress at each of the station sites. Here's the...
Jul 30, 2024


Update at Northumberland Park
We are continuing works to form the new platform foundations and these works will continue through Saturday 20 July and Sunday 21 July...
Jul 16, 2024


Northern Announce Rail Fares for Northumberland Line
When passenger services return to the Northumberland Line later this summer, there's going to be some great value fares on the line, with...
Jul 8, 2024


Behind The Scenes - Northumberland Park
We've been behind the scenes at Northumberland Park station construction site ahead of the Northumberland Line opening later this summer...
Jul 3, 2024


Northumberland Line "Event"
We're aware of an "event" created on Facebook claiming the Northumberland Line and Newsham Station is opening on Sunday, June 2nd. While...
May 31, 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

Weekend Works at Northumberland Park & Piling Unit Deliveries
The cold weather this week has restricted the creation of the crane pad at Algernon Drive. Unfortunately, this means that works will be...
Jan 19, 2024

Project Milestone at Northumberland Park
We are delighted to share that we have safely and successfully installed a 160 tonne Crawler Crane on site at Northumberland Park. Space...
Jan 12, 2024

Northumberland Park - Crane Delivery
The next stage of works for construction of the station at Northumberland Park require a crane to be delivered, built and moved into...
Dec 20, 2023


Northumberland Park - Update & Presentation Event
Our next Presentation event for residents at Northumberland Park will take at Backworth Hall, Station Road, NE27 0AH on the evening of...
Nov 30, 2023


Overnight Roadworks on A189 Spine Road
There will be overnight road closures on the A189 Spine Road between the Bebside and Three Horse Shoes roundabouts starting from 8pm on...
8 hours ago

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...
2 days ago


Easter Weekend Rail Service Alterations
Due to engineering work and station construction works at Bedlington, the Northumberland Line rail services will be replaced by buses...
2 days ago
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