When the 08.36 to Newcastle pulls out of Ashington station on Sunday, heralding the first passenger train on the Northumberland Line in more than 60 years, the people of north-east England would be ...

A railway line closed for more than 60 years has been officially reopened following delays. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander and North East Mayor Kim McGuinness were among those on a special ...

A date has been announced for the latest station to be completed on a new railway line. Blyth Bebside, on the Northumberland Line, will be opening on 19 October and only two stations remain before the ...

Trains have been running through Northumberland Park since December 2024 A railway station shut for more than a year has finally opened after a 14-month delay. Northumberland Park in North Tyneside, ...

Glen Sanderson said there had been "inevitable disruption" during the work on the station The opening date for the final station on a reopened railway line has finally been announced. The ...

The Northumberland Park station on the Northumberland Line has welcomed passengers for the first time. The station creates a vital link between the railway and the Tyne and Wear Metro. It also ...

A new rail station in North Tyneside has welcomed its first passengers, marking another milestone in the restoration of a key regional transport route. Northumberland Park Station, near Backworth, ...

The reopened passenger line will connect Ashington with the Tyne and Wear Metro system. Credit: Shutterstock A UK rail line that laid dormant for 60 years is ready for a return to passenger services ...

The opening of the Northumberland Line railway has transformed connectivity for people in towns like Ashington, Blyth, and Seaton Delaval over the past couple of years.

A Tyne Valley councillor has called for rail fares on the area’s railway to be reduced to match those available on the Northumberland Line. Coun Derek Kennedy, who represents the Hexham West ward, was ...