A bespoke website for the Northumberland Line rail project has been launched – as the main construction phase prepares to get underway.
 

The new site – www.northumberlandline.uk - contains all the latest information and updates on the project, job opportunities, as well as resources for schools and businesses. 
 

The website has also been future-proofed so it can be updated as the project progresses.  
 

It comes as main construction work on the Northumberland Line is due to get underway this summer.  
 

Six new stations now have planning approval, and with 18 miles of upgraded track, access improvements and new signal locations, the line is due to be open by December 2023.   
 

It's planned to run a half hourly passenger service between Newcastle and Ashington – stopping at Bedlington, Bebside, Newsham, Seaton Delaval and Northumberland Park along the way. 
 

The scheme got a further boost in June when the Government approved a key part of the authorisation process.  
 

A Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) was made, which was needed to authorise the closure of level crossings, the acquisition and use of land, and certain works at key points along the route. 
 

Glen Sanderson, Leader of Northumberland County Council, said: “Every step we take in this exciting project brings passenger train journeys along the line a little bit closer. 
 

“There are so many elements to it and for all the information and progress to be captured in one new website is a great asset. 
 

“As we move forward we hope people will enjoy watching the stations and the line progress and we want the website to be a living thing which will evolve as the scheme does.”