The railway between Newcastle and Carlisle is set to fully reopen on Wednesday December 7.
A freight train derailment near Carlisle has meant the line has been partially closed since October 19. Trains on the Tyne Valley Line connecting Carlisle to Newcastle currently only run between Haltwhistle and Newcastle, with buses linking Haltwhistle to Carlisle.
Network Rail confirmed that work to reopen the line is set to be completed soon. It will reopen to Northern passengers trains on Wednesday December 7, allowing travel from the west to east coasts again.
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Kerry Peters, regional director at Northern, said: “We have been working very hard with Network Rail to reopen the railway at Petteril bridge following the freight train derailment in October.
“Work will be completed next week and Northern train services will be able to resume on both the Tyne Valley and Settle to Carlisle lines.
“We’d like to thank our customers for being patient during this disruption and everyone involved in getting our passengers moving again.”
Reopening the line was more difficult than initially thought due to the challenge of removing freight train carriages from the River Petteril.
There were no injuries caused by the derailment.
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