With the opening of Newsham, another update on passenger figures has been released, with over 135,000 passengers recorded since the opening of the route on the 15th December 2024. 1,467 passengers per day on average Taking the 135,000 passengers since opening figure, and by simple division of the 92 days since opening (excluding today theContinue reading “Fantastic Figures for the Northumberland Line; over 1400 passengers per day!”
Category Archives: New Stations
Response to David Smith MP, North Northumberland on A1 Junction Improvements, BUT is improving and upgrading ECML the real solution?
As a Northumberland resident and a frequent user personally of the A1, it was very welcome to see David Smith, MP for North Northumberland meeting with officials from National Highways to show them several problematic junctions along this stretch of road between Morpeth and Berwick. For those unfamiliar with it, it is a mixed routeContinue reading “Response to David Smith MP, North Northumberland on A1 Junction Improvements, BUT is improving and upgrading ECML the real solution?”
Newsham Station Opening News
News has broken today that Newsham Station on the Northumberland Line is now due to open on Monday 17th March 2025. This third station opening marks continued progress of the Northumberland Line project and a ‘halfway mark’ with three completed stations and three remaining to be opened up (Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, and Northumberland Park). AsContinue reading “Newsham Station Opening News”
Developing The Northumberland Coast Loop: Better Than Dualling The A1?
Building on this blog post that opposes further dualling of the A1 in Northumberland, could the Northumberland Coast Loop (N.C.L.) be part of the alternative investment? The premise of the N.C.L. is to provide large towns such as Blyth, and areas such as North Tyneside a direct rail link northwards, by using the existing freightContinue reading “Developing The Northumberland Coast Loop: Better Than Dualling The A1?”
Merry Christmas 2024 from the Northumberland Coast Loop Campaign
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, it has been a fantastic year for the Northumberland Coast Loop campaign. Thank you for all your support and backing our proposal for regular rail services between Newcastle and Berwick via Bedlington; it is a obvious next step after the Northumberland Line, giving greater withinContinue reading “Merry Christmas 2024 from the Northumberland Coast Loop Campaign”
Station Proposals at Killingworth and Belford, and the Morpeth Diversion
In the last few days, two articles cite plans for new stations at Killingworth in North Tyneside, and at Belford in North Northumberland on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). We’ll explore the opportunities and challenges of both of these stations below. Killingworth Station A new station at Killingworth on the East Coast Main LineContinue reading “Station Proposals at Killingworth and Belford, and the Morpeth Diversion”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 