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Shildon railway station

Coordinates: 54°37′34″N 1°38′12″W / 54.6261932°N 1.6367101°W / 54.6261932; -1.6367101
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Shildon
National Rail
General information
LocationShildon, County Durham
England
Coordinates54°37′34″N 1°38′12″W / 54.6261932°N 1.6367101°W / 54.6261932; -1.6367101
Grid referenceNZ235257
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSHD
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyStockton and Darlington Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
27 September 1825Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 67,568
2019/20Decrease 65,168
2020/21Decrease 19,362
2021/22Increase 56,818
2022/23Increase 56,968
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station
Bishop Auckland
Terminus
Tees Valley Line Newton Aycliffe
towards Saltburn via Darlington
Location
Shildon is located in County Durham
Shildon
Shildon
Location in County Durham, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shildon is a railway station serving the town of Shildon in County Durham, England on the Tees Valley Line, between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 9 miles 8 chains (14.6 km) north-west of Darlington,[1] It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

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The original station was constructed by Timothy Hackworth. It opened on 27 September 1825, under the Stockton and Darlington Railway.[2]

Facilities

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Station facilities here have been improved as part of the Tees Valley Metro project. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, digital CIS displays, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV.[3] The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.

The station is unstaffed and all tickets must be purchased from the ticket vending machine on the platform prior to travel.[4] Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps, which were added in 2003 when the station was rebuilt in conjunction with the construction of the Shildon Locomotion Museum, sited alongside it on land formerly occupied by the sidings of the Shildon railway works.

The grade II listed[5] manual signal box here controls the immediate station area (including the siding connections into the museum), along with the single track section through Shildon tunnel to the west and terminus at Bishop Auckland. Bishop Auckland is the junction with the now privately owned and operated Weardale Railway to Stanhope.

Services

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Northern Trains
Route 3
Tees Valley line
Bishop Auckland      
Heritage railway
Shildon
Newton Aycliffe
Heighington
North Road
Darlington
Dinsdale
Allens West
Eaglescliffe
Thornaby
Middlesbrough
South Bank
Redcar Central
Redcar East
Longbeck
Marske
Saltburn

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland via Darlington. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[6]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

References

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  1. ^ Kelman, Leanne (2020). Railway track diagrams, books 2 - eastern (5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 44B. ISBN 978-1-9996271-3-3.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 210. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ "Report of meeting with Steve Payne, Tees Valley Unlimited" North East Coastliners news article 29 June 2015; Retrieved 17 February 2017
  4. ^ Shildon station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 16 February 2017
  5. ^ Historic England. "Shildon Signal Box (1390827)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Newton Aycliffe   Northern Trains
Tees Valley Line
  Bishop Auckland
  Historical railways  
Aycliffe Lane   North Eastern Railway
Stockton and Darlington Railway
  South Church
    West Auckland
  Historical railways  
Simpasture   North Eastern Railway
  Terminus
Stillington   North Eastern Railway
  Terminus