Stockton railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Coordinates | 54°34′11″N 1°19′06″W / 54.5697°N 1.3183°WCoordinates: 54°34′11″N 1°19′06″W / 54.5697°N 1.3183°W |
| Grid reference | NZ441196 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | STK |
| 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 * | 55,516 |
| 2005/06 * |  58,113 |
| 2006/07 * | 63,352 |
| 2007/08 * |  62,815 |
| 2008/09 * | 62,566 |
| 2009/10 * | 63,451 |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 2 June 1852 | Opened as Stockton-on-Tees |
| 1852/53 | Renamed North Stockton |
| 1 November 1892 | Renamed Stockton-on-Tees |
| 1985 | Renamed Stockton |
| 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 Stockton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Stockton railway station serves the town of Stockton-on-Tees, within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The railway station is located on the Durham Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all of the stations passenger services. Thornaby railway station, across the River Tees from Stockton-on-Tees provides a wider range of services and acts as the main railway station for most of Stockton-on-Tees. The station originally had a roof but it was removed in 1979 due to being in a bad state of repair and it has not been replaced since.
Grand Central Railway services between Sunderland and London Kings Cross pass through the station but do not stop here.
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[edit] History
In 1852 the Leeds Northern Railway (LNR), which had been renamed from the Leeds and Thirsk Railway in 1849, extended its route northwards from Melmerby to Billingham-on-Tees by way of Northallerton and Eaglescliffe.[1] One of the intermediate stations on the line was at Stockton-on-Tees, this station opening on 2 June 1852; it was very soon renamed, becoming North Stockton in either 1852 or 1853.[2] Not long after, in 1854, the LNR amalgamated with several other railways to form the North Eastern Railway (NER).[3] On 1 November 1892 it resumed its original name, and this was retained until 1985 when British Rail simplified the name to Stockton.[2]
Whilst it uses the name Stockton the current station is not at the same location as the former terminus of the Stockton and Darlington Railway - it dates from 1893 and was constructed by the NER to replace an earlier one originally shared by the LNR and the Stockton & Hartlepool Railway.[4]
[edit] Services
There is an hourly service from the station in each direction (with a few peak hour extras), northbound to Sunderland and Newcastle and southbound to Middlesbrough. Many northbound trains continue to Hexham, whilst certain southbound trains run through to Nunthorpe.
On Sundays there is a two-hourly service in each direction.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Allen 1974, pp. 100,102–3
- ^ a b Butt 1995, pp. 174,220
- ^ Allen 1974, p. 107
- ^ Body 1988, pp. 161–2
[edit] References
- Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 0495 1.
- Body, G. (1988). PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Stockton railway station from National Rail
- Buses from the station
- Buses to the station
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| Terminus | NER |
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