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‘Proper exciting’: passenger trains to return to Northumberland Line after 60 years

Enthusiasts join test run of Newcastle to Ashington service, which will restart this summer following 19-year campaign

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Final underpass on Northumberland Line being installed using cutting edge tech

The major project cost £4.5m

Chronicle Live · Jun 19, 2023

Northumberland County Council facing £4 million 'funding gap' for Northumberland Line as bridge construction costs triple

An urgent report went to the council's cabinet on Tuesday

Chronicle Live · Apr 11, 2023

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Northumberland Line boss 'targeting August 2024' for first passenger journeys

The hotly-anticipated railway was originally set to open later this year

Chronicle Live · Mar 23, 2023

Northumberland Line delay blamed on unexploded bomb and archaeological dig

Transport secretary Mark Harper visited the site of one of the new stations on Monday

Chronicle Live · Mar 6, 2023

Northumberland Line railway link between Newcastle and Ashington delayed until 2024

As part of the project, six new stations will be built at Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham, Seaton Delaval and Northumberland Park

Chronicle Live · Mar 6, 2023

Northumberland Line that closed in 1960s to reopen in summer 2024

Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced that regular train services will return between Newcastle and Ashington next year.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

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See how work is progressing on the Northumberland Line as rail project takes shape

Work to build the six stations around Northumberland is now under way

Chronicle Live · Mar 2, 2023

The exciting Northumberland projects set to open in 2023

A number of highly anticipated projects are due to open in the county in the coming months

Chronicle Live · Jan 1, 2023

Residents lost sleep due to 'ridiculous' levels of noise coming from nightshift work on Northumberland line

The work is part of a major project to bring passenger railway back to the area for the first time in decades

Chronicle Live · Dec 21, 2022

Northumberland Line will make getting stuck in Newcastle traffic 'a thing of the past'

The Northumberland Line will reopen to passengers in early 2024

Chronicle Live · Dec 16, 2022

North East leaders back £10m boost to spark wave of new jobs and homes along reopened railway line

New passenger services between Ashington and Newcastle are due to launch in 2023

Chronicle Live · Sep 20, 2022

£130m push for new jobs and homes as leaders bid to kickstart Northumberland Line regeneration boost

Council chiefs are due to set aside £10m that they hope will help encourage investment in towns like Blyth and Ashington to "maximise the impact" of new rail services

Chronicle Live · Sep 14, 2022

Northumberland Line preparations uncover ancient remains at new rail site

An archaeological site, believed to be a settlement or farmstead dating back to Iron Age/early Romano-British period has been discovered in Northumberland

Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2022

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Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2022

Six new railway stations and half-hourly trains: What you need to know about the Northumberland Line

The plans to restore passenger train services between Newcastle and Ashington passed another critical milestone on Monday and construction will begin soon

Chronicle Live · Jun 28, 2022

'Fantastic' Northumberland Line rail plans on track for 2023 opening after key government approval

The project was given a major boost on Monday, as it was confirmed that a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) has been granted for it to go ahead

Chronicle Live · Mar 3, 2022

Major milestone for Northumberland Line reopening as final new train station granted approval

A new station for Newsham was described as the most ambitious of six that will be served by restored passenger services connecting Newcastle and Ashington

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