The long-awaited opening date for the Northumberland Line has been confirmed.
Services between Newcastle and Ashington will commence on Sunday December 15, more than 60 years after the line closed to passenger traffic.
The 18-mile route will open with just one intermediate stop, at Seaton Delaval. Another station along the route, Newsham, is due to open in early 2025, with three more -Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, and Northumberland Park - set to follow later in the year.
Two daytime services will run per hour Monday-Saturday, with one an hour in the evenings and on Sundays. Journeys will take around 35 minutes.
Northern has recruited 20 new drivers and 18 conductors for the route, with plans to train up to 100 more drivers and 82 conductors in total. Driver training on the…
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