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Northumberland Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the Northumberland Line; and what estimate she has made of the date by which that work will be completed.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
11 Oct 2024 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the Northumberland Line; and what estimate she has made of the date by which that work will be completed.

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Recent progress on the Northumberland Line includes completion of track and signalling upgrades which have allowed driver training to commence, and the stations at Ashington, Newsham and Seaton Delaval nearing construction completion ahead of undergoing a...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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