Ashington Station dates back more than 150 years (Image: Ed Orwin) As work to the Northumberland Line takes shape, these historic pictures show how Ashington station once looked.

Ashington Railway Station opened in 1878, finally closing in 1964 in the wake of the Beeching cuts - now there are plans afoot for a reopened rail link with Newcastle and a new station.

Ashington station will be built next to the original one which closed in 1964. It's the first of six new stations on the rail line between Ashington and Newcastle.

Northumberland County Council says Ashington Station is almost finished, and a new road bridge at Newsham is nearing completion. The cost for its construction was estimated at about £11m in ...

Ashington Station is just one of two new sites which are ready for passengers. It was hoped the line would open with six new stations, but work continues on Newsham, Blyth Bebside, ...

Ashington station is completed but four others will not open until 2025 . A railway service will reopen "before Christmas" but with only two stations completed, a local authority has confirmed.

Line routes and stations of the Northumberland Line. The Northumberland Line will upgrade 18 miles (29km) of train tracks and develop six new stations at Ashington, Blyth Bebside, Bedlington, Newsham, ...

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "At around 5pm on November 11, two males were at the petrol station on Newbiggin Road in Ashington, filling up their vehicle with petrol.

Ashington Station is just one of two new sites which are ready for passengers. It was hoped the line would open with six new stations, but work continues on Newsham, Blyth Bebside, ...