Date: 07/08/2020

Opening all six stations at once looks set to be the way ahead for the Northumberland Line, but it affects the major rail projects timescales. Also known as the Ashington, Blyth and Tyne Line, the scheme seeks to restore passenger services in the south-east of the county, connecting to Newcastle Central.
The stations would be at Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham, Seaton Delaval and the existing Metro station at Northumberland Park.
The proposed design uses, with the exception of a four-mile length of the East Coast Main Line, the existing freight-only line, which last carried passengers in 1964.

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How work will take place on the new Northumberland Line - and when it's expected to be finished

Northumberland Gazette

Opening all six stations at once looks set to be the way ahead for the Northumberland Line, but it affects the major rail projects timescales.

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