The opening date for the Northumberland line is expected to slide to December 2024 with some stations expected to not open when the first trains run. Construction progress appears to
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Updates about proposed railway stations and infrastructure from across the UK
The opening date for the Northumberland line is expected to slide to December 2024 with some stations expected to not open when the first trains run. Construction progress appears to
Continue readingContracts have been awarded for the construction of Bedlington, Blyth Bebside and Seaton Delaval railway stations, with work expected to start imminently. Work at Ashington and Newsham has already commenced,
Continue readingAll six railway stations that will be delivered as part of the rebuilding of the Northumberland line serving Ashington have been approved by planners following approval of Newsham railway station.
Continue readingThe fifth railway station on the Northumberland line has had its planning application approved. Just Newsham awaits approval, which is expected later this year. Click here for the article
Continue readingProposed railway stations at Bedlington and Seaton Delaval have been approved. They are the third and fourth railway stations on the Northumberland line between Newcastle and Ashington to be approved.
Continue readingFollowing the approval of Ashington railway station, North Tyneside Council approved the planning application to create a national rail station at Northumberland Park. Click here for the article
Continue readingThe first new station for the Northumberland Line has received planning approval. The County Council’s Strategic Planning Committee granted planning permission for a brand-new station at Ashington – the first
Continue readingA test train has carried local leaders and rail officials along part of the route that will be used to connect Newcastle with Ashington. It follows the recent announcement that
Continue readingNetwork Rail have completed the renewal of 600 yards of rail and component replacement in the first piece of physical work on site that will enable regular passenger trains between
Continue readingThe Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has pledged that the Northumberland line between Newcastle and Ashington will be delivered with six railway stations including Blyth Bebside, which was previously highlighted as
Continue readingService frequencies could be halved to hourly and Bebside railway station could be removed from plans to reopen the Northumberland railway line between Newcastle upon Tyne and Ashington. The government
Continue readingThe planning application for the new mainline railway station at Northumberland Park has been submitted to North Tyneside Council. The proposed station will be the first new stop for mainline
Continue readingPlanning applications are being submitted for the railway stations at Ashington and Northumberland Park following the submission of a planning application for a road footbridge that will connect Bebside station
Continue readingThe Department for Transport has confirmed funding towards two rail projects. £760m will reopen the railway line between Bicester and Bletchley with a new railway station at Winslow. By 2025,
Continue readingFrom today (November 16) people can have their say in a major consultation on the reintroduction of a rail passenger service in Northumberland. From Monday, November 16th to December 14th,
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