LATEST NEWS

Northumberland Line Now Open: Passenger rail service between Newcastle and Ashington commenced on 15th December 2024 with Seaton Delaval as an intermediate stop. Newsham station opened later on 17th March 2025. Alternate weekday trains also call at Manors. Bedlington, Bebside, and the Metro interchange station at Northumberland Park are all still under construction and will be opened at later stages. The line opens 19 years after the SENRUG campaign first began in March 2005. For the full timeline from the launch of the campaign in March 2005 to the present day see here. Additionally. we recommend Riku Fryderyk’s impressive 10 minute video of the opening, which you can view on her youtube channel here (you might need to skip through some adverts before the video starts).

We understand the Northumberland Line is proving extremely popular and exceeding demand forecasts for the stations that are already open, but need to wait and see how that evens out once the other stations come on stream.