
The latest station to be completed on the Northumberland Line will open on Monday, 17 March.
The opening of the line will bring massive benefits not just in terms of travel, but also investment, educational and job opportunities, as well as enhanced public transport connectivity across the wider region.
Figures released by Northern, which operates the services, show around 50,000 passenger journeys were made on the line in the first month. That figure has now surpassed 110,000.
Newsham Station in Blyth will remove its barriers and accept passengers from Monday, March 17th, following the opening of Ashington and Seaton Delaval stations in December.
The new station will allow people to travel to Newcastle in 21 minutes, with a peak-time return ticket costing just £4.80.
The remaining three stations at Bedlington, Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park are scheduled to open throughout 2025.