A quick update for Christmas Eve 2025, and a final wish of a Merry Christmas to all! Bedlington, and Northumberland Park progressing towards completion! In this article from the Chronicle ‘Work on new Northumberland Line station making ‘great progress’ ahead of opening next year‘, it has been announced by contractors Morgan Sindall that Bedlington railwayContinue reading “Christmas Eve Update 2025: Alnmouth (for Alnwick) to Blyth Bebside in just 29 mins by rail?”
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Northumberland Coast Loop Campaigns, Christmas 2025, and trains on the loop in May 2026?
First of all, I’d like to wish all readers of the blog a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, it has been a busy one lately with work and family commitments but starting to catch back up now! Sensational Stats The release of passenger figures in recent weeks has shown a tremendous number of peopleContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop Campaigns, Christmas 2025, and trains on the loop in May 2026?”
920,000 passengers on the Northumberland Line in first year of operating!
A recent article in The Chronicle states that since opening in December 2024, the Northumberland Line has now carried 920,000 passengers! This is a phenomenal success for the line, and gives a daily average of approximately 2,520 passengers being carried everyday on the route.
Happy 1st Anniversary to the Northumberland Line!
Today, Monday 15th December marks the first full year of the Northumberland Line, running from Ashington, Northumberland to Newcastle Upon Tyne, which opened on Sunday 15th December 2024. On that day, only two stations of the six stations were opened, Ashington as the terminus of the line, and Seaton Delaval, with Newsham opening a fewContinue reading “Happy 1st Anniversary to the Northumberland Line!”
Northumberland Coast Loop station usage 2024/25: 1.245 million passengers in total.
With the recent publication of passenger figures for all of the existing railway stations in Northumberland in the Northumberland Gazette, a little analysis reveals the current and potential volumes of passengers who use these twelve stations between Berwick and Manors. The table above shows the stations on the proposed Northumberland Coast Loop from Berwick UponContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop station usage 2024/25: 1.245 million passengers in total.”
Call for more Chathill trains after rising passenger figures, and nearly 1000 extra passengers on the ‘Chathill Flyer’ last year?
Chathill Station has rising passenger numbers, and a great example of ‘bus meets train’ working well! A recent article in The Northumberland Gazette ‘Campaigners call for better train service as new figures show more passengers using Chathill railway station‘ shows that stations only served by the so-called ‘Chathill Flyer’, which runs twice a day fromContinue reading “Call for more Chathill trains after rising passenger figures, and nearly 1000 extra passengers on the ‘Chathill Flyer’ last year?”
Northumberland Line: A £450m economic boost to the North East, but an easy Edinburgh link could further boost it?
A recent article in The Chronicle ‘Northumberland Line has developers ringing council’s planning department ‘off the hook’ since launch last year‘ has some interesting data contained within it, as the line approaches its first full year of operation on Monday 15th December 2025, and the millionth passenger is expected in 2026. In a presentation ‘CouncillorsContinue reading “Northumberland Line: A £450m economic boost to the North East, but an easy Edinburgh link could further boost it?”
Acklington Station: Rise in passenger numbers, but a threat of closure?
A recent article in The Northern Echo ‘Acklington among Britain’s quietest train stations in UK‘, shows that whilst still in the 50 least used stations in the UK, with just 856 entries and exits in the 2024/25 railway ticketing year, this was a major increase on the previous year, which had 550 in 2023/24. ThisContinue reading “Acklington Station: Rise in passenger numbers, but a threat of closure?”
N.C.L. Petition hits 1040!
The petition for the proposed Northumberland Coast Loop, a new rail service from Newcastle to Edinburgh via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park has now reached 1040 signatures The Route The maps below illustrate the wider context of the rail routes through Northumberland, with the Newcastle to Berwick (and on to Edinburgh) section shown in purpleContinue reading “N.C.L. Petition hits 1040!”
Cllr Carr’s call for more carriages on the Northumberland Line – the N.C.L. solution awaits?
A post today in The Chronicle ‘Call for more matchday carriages and better parking on Northumberland Line‘ quoting Cllr Daniel Carr of Newsham rightly points to the need for more capacity on this thriving new line as it is approaching its first anniversary on the 15th December 2025. The Northumberland Line, which is, as yetContinue reading “Cllr Carr’s call for more carriages on the Northumberland Line – the N.C.L. solution awaits?”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 