Millions of train tickets are set to go on sale in the coming days as part of a huge flash sale by a North East train provider.

The sale will see train tickets from Northern Rail available for as little as 50p.

Running from 10am Tuesday, January 10 until  4pm on Friday, January 13, travellers can take advantage of the offer when travelling between Tuesday, January 17 and Friday, March 10.

As part of the sale there are one-million 50p tickets for sale, three million £1 tickets, and one million £1.50 tickets for sale.

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North East routes available with sale fires include:

  • Newcastle to Carlisle
  • Newcastle to Middlesbrough
  • Whitby to Middlesbrough
  • Nunthorpe to Whitby

Routes for people looking to travel further afield include:

  • Hull to Bridlington
  • Sheffield to Doncaster
  • Harrogate to Knaresborough
  • Newcastle to Carlisle
  • Barrow-in-Furness to Manchester Piccadilly
  • Chester to Stockport
  • Blackpool South to Preston
  • Warrington Central to Liverpool Lime Street

Mark Powles, commercial and customer director at Northern, said: “This is our biggest ever Flash Sale – with 50p, £1 and £1.50 fares available across all parts of our network.

“We know our customers travel for a multitude of reasons – so our hope is this sale will make five million of them – be they for days out, weekends away or catch-ups with friends - that bit more affordable.

“Customers should book early to avoid disappointment. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.”

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Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, said: “This flash sale is five million chances to see family, friends or just get out and around for prices as low as 50p.

“We need to get people back on our railways and initiatives like this will do just that.”

Northern Trains introduced a new timetable in December 2022 and all customers have been encouraged to see the new Check My Timetable feature on Northern’s website.