Marton railway station

Marton
Location
Place	Marton
Local authority	Middlesbrough
Coordinates	54.544300°N 1.198500°W / 54.544300; -1.198500
Grid reference	NZ519168
Operations
Station code	MTO
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	3,617
2005/06 *	3,076
2006/07 *	3,833
2007/08 *	4,825
2008/09 *	6,960
History
Opened 25 February 1854 (25 February 1854)
National Rail - UK railway stations
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Marton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Marton railway station (formerly Ormesby railway station) serves the settlement of Marton, a suburb of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on Ladgate Lane, at the end of The Grove, near Ormesby Hall. It is located on the Esk Valley Line 3 miles (5 km) south of Middlesbrough and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all of the station's passenger services.

The station has one platform, without a shelter or information screens, and is only served by a limited number of services per day.

History

Ormesby was one of the original railway stations on the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway. It was opened on 25 February 1854, serving the village of Ormesby.

In the late twentieth century, the station was renamed to Marton railway station to take advantage of the James Cook connection.

Services

Monday to Saturday: The service is made up of three elements.

The Esk Valley service between Middlesbrough and Whitby (4 trains each way per day) A two hourly service between Nunthorpe and Newcastle/Hexham via Hartlepool (6 trains each way per day, although one is shunted to the siding in Middlesbrough on weekdays before continuing to Newcastle) One train from Bishop Auckland (Darlington on Saturdays) to Nunthorpe One train from Nunthorpe to Middlesbrough

There is no Sunday service except from the start of the Summer timetable to the end of September.

References

• Suggitt, G. (2005). Lost Railways of North & East Yorkshire. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-918-3. 

External links

Media related to Marton railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Middlesbrough		Northern Rail Esk Valley Line		Gypsy Lane
	Disused railways
Middlesbrough		Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway		Nunthorpe