South Bank railway station
- This article is about the railway station in the United Kingdom. For the railway station in Brisbane, Australia, see South Bank railway station, Brisbane.
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| Location | |
| Place | South Bank |
| Local authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Coordinates | 54°35′02″N 1°10′37″W / 54.584°N 1.177°WCoordinates: 54°35′02″N 1°10′37″W / 54.584°N 1.177°W |
| Grid reference | NZ532212 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SBK |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1,057 |
| 2005/06 * |  1,942 |
| 2006/07 * |  1,590 |
| 2007/08 * | 1,706 |
| 2008/09 * | 1,530 |
| 2009/10 * | 1,118 |
| History | |
| Opened 23 July 1984 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at South Bank from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
South Bank railway station serves South Bank area of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is located on the Tees Valley Line 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Middlesbrough and operated by Northern Rail which provides all passenger train services.
It was opened in July 1984[1] to replace a previous structure situated half a mile (0.8 km) farther east that was inconveniently sited in the middle of a heavily-industrialised area and in the way of a planned new dockside access road. This previous station, with its island platform was opened by the NER in 1882 to serve the growing town of South Bank and replaced the original station (initially called Eston) built in 1853 by the Middlesbrough & Redcar Railway. Ironically, this was located on the same site as the present station. The 1882 station was closed on the same day that its replacement opened; although now derelict, it still stands and is visible from passing trains.
Two other closed stations were also located either side of South Bank on this stretch of line: Grangetown (closed November 1991)[2] and Cargo Fleet (closed January 1990).[3]
[edit] Services
There is a very limited service (three trains each way during the morning and evening peaks) Monday to Saturdays westbound to Middlesbrough and eastbound to Saltburn.
[edit] Gallery
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Entrance to the station closest to the River Tees, showing a 1980s-style British Rail station name sign (the rest of the station signage is in Northern styling).
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Opposite end of the footbridge to the previous picture, showing the decrepit nature of the station. This entrance is closest to the town.
- ^ NERA Tour Middlesbrough to Saltburn Tour
- ^ Hunt, J - article in RAIL Magazine Issue 610, (January 2009) pp 47-49
- ^ List of Dates of Last Passenger Trains at Closed BR (or Network Rail since privatisation) stations 1985 - 2006 DfT website - Freedom of Information Act request (February 2006); Retrieved 2009-01-29
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for South Bank railway station from National Rail
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