Latest Northumberland Line station set to open

Newsham Station in Blyth will be up and running on Monday, 17 March, allowing passengers to travel to Newcastle in 21 minutes.

It follows on from the reopening of the line in December, when Ashington and Seaton Delaval were brought back into action.

The line has been closed to passengers for almost 60 years, although freight still ran along the tracks.

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure-Rail is the main contractor on the almost £300m project.

Figures released by Northern, which operates the services, show around 50,000 passenger journeys were made on the line in the first month, a figure that has now surpassed 110,000.

The remaining three stations at Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, and Northumberland Park are scheduled to open throughout 2025.

Northumberland County Council leader Glen Sanderson said: “The amazing passenger numbers show that this very ambitious project has been needed for decades, and that the real commitment from the County Council along with our partners has paid dividends for our residents, tourists and businesses.”

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness, said: “I will be delighted to see Newsham station open in just a few weeks… This takes the number of stations on our smart travel network to 62, with more to follow as the Northumberland Line continues to open up.”