00:00Plans to extend the Northumberland line could move forward with a planning application targeted for next autumn.
00:07The proposed extension would take the route beyond its current terminus towards Woodhorn and Newbigin.
00:14More than one million passenger journeys have been made on the line since it reopened between Ashington and Newcastle in
00:22December 2024.
00:25Northumberland Council leader Glenn Sanderson says mayoral funding can support the next stage, with a planning application hoped for by
00:33autumn 2027.
00:35The wider northeast rail vision includes more frequent services, new intercity links and plans to bring the metro to Washington.
