Transport Links

Last updated on December 5th, 2020 at 05:34 pm

The wearing of face coverings is a legal requirement as of 15th June whilst on public transport. This can be a scarf or homemade face mask, but to be effective must be something that can be washed or left alone for at least 3 days.

Rail

Hexham, Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield, Prudhoe, and Wylam all have railway stations on the Newcastle to Carlisle Railway line. Frequencies vary depending on station, but peak time frequencies are usually half-hourly or better. Most trains are currently operated under the Northern brand, with some journeys also operated by Scotrail.

A summary table will follow shortly.

Bus

The number 10 bus route operated by Go North East links Hexham, Corbridge, Riding Mil, Stocksfield, and Prudhoe with Crawcrook, Ryton, Blaydon, Metro Centre, and Newcastle. This runs half hourly on Monday to Saturday, dropping to hourly on Sunday. The number 10B bus route also operated by Go North East links Prudhoe with Crawcrook, Ryton, Blaydon, Metro Centre, and Newcastle. This also runs half hourly on Monday to Saturday, dropping to hourly on Sunday.

Both routes carry Tyne Valley Ten branding, and have high spec double deck buses on the route, featuring wifi, charging sockets (three prong), and next stop announcements.

The X84/X85 Tyndale Express branded routes link Hexham and Corbridge to Newcastle. These are limited stop express services, with the X85 also serving Ovington, Ovingham and Wylam. Both routes have a combined half-hourly frequency Monday to Saturday, but there is no X84 or X85 on a Sunday.

There are also a number of smaller routes in and around the Hexham area, and a full summary of routes can be found in the table below.

No.	Route	Frequency	Operator
10	Hexham Bus Station – Corbridge – Riding Mill – Stocksfield – Prudhoe – Crawcrook – Ryton – Blaydon – Metro Centre – Newcastle Central Station – Newcastle Eldon Square	30 minutes	Go North East
10X	Hexham Bus Station – Corbridge Rail Station – Riding Mill – Stocksfield – Prudhoe – Crawcrook – Ryton – Blaydon – Scotswood Road – Newcastle Central Station – Newcastle Eldon Square	1 return journey	Go North East
74	Hexham – Great Whittington – Matfen – Stamfordham – Ponteland – Westerhope – Newcastle	4 Weekday return journeys	Go North East
X81	Hexham Bus Station – Alston	1 Return Journey (Monday to Saturday)	Go North East
X84	Hexham Bus Station – Corbridge – Throckley – Newcastle (Eldon Square)	Hourly	Go North East
X85	Hexham Bus Station – Corbridge – Ovinton – Ovingham – Wylam – Throckley – Newcastle (Eldon Square)	Hourly	Go North East
X122	Hexham – Haydon Bridge – Haltwhistle/td>	1 Return Journey (7 Days a Week)	Go North East
613	Whittonstall – New Ridley – Hedley on the Hill – Branch End – Stocksfield – Hindley – Broomley – Riding Mill – Hexham	Tuesday Only, 1 Return Journey	Rural Link Ltd.
680	Hexham – Acomb – Wall – Humshaugh – Wark – Bellingham	Hourly as far as Acomb, Approx. Hourly to Every 2 hours full route.	Go North East
683	Hexham Town Service	Hourly (Monday to Saturday)	Go North East
684	Hexham Town Service	Hourly (Monday to Saturday)	Go North East
685	Newcastle – Corbridge – Hexham – Haydon Bridge – Halwhistle – Brampton – Carlilse	Hourly	Arriva North East / Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
686	Hexham – Corbridge – Ovington – Ovingham – Wylam – Crawcrook – Prudhoe	Hourly (Monday to Saturday)	Go North East
688	Allenheads – Allendale – Hexham	Hourly or every 2 Hours (Monday to Saturday)	Go North East
689	Hexham – Slaley – Whittonstall – Ebchester – Shotley Bridge – Blackhill – Consett	1 Return Journey (Monday to Saturday)	Go North East
882	Colwell – Acomb – Hexham	Saturday Only, 2 Return Journeys	Rural Link Ltd.
885	Byrness – Rochester – Otterburn – West and East Woodburn – Ridsdale – Corbridge – Hexham	Tuesday Only, 1 Return Journey	Rural Link Ltd.

Private Hire

A number of taxi firms operate in the area, including Arran’s Taxis (now part of Blueline), ecoCabs, and Stocksfield Executive taxis.

For large groups, Tyne Valley Coaches, Primrose Coaches, Bells Coaches, and Rowell’s of Prudhoe all provide coaches for private hire. Johnson’s of Mickley and Hillary’s of Prudhoe provide minibuses and coaches upto to 33 seats for hire.