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Shildon railway station

Coordinates: 54°37′34″N 1°38′12″W / 54.6262°N 1.6368°W / 54.6262; -1.6368
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Shildon
General information
LocationCounty Durham
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSHD

Shildon railway station is on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in North East England and serves the town of Shildon in County Durham, England built by Timothy Hackworth. The station is on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern, which provides all passenger train services. The station is on the Bishop Line.

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

The station is located next to the Shildon Locomotion Museum.

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Northern
Tees Valley Line
  Historical railways  
Aycliffe Lane
Line open, station closed
  Stockton and Darlington Railway   South Church
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Aycliffe Lane
Line open, station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Stockton and Darlington Railway
  West Auckland
Line and station closed

54°37′34″N 1°38′12″W / 54.6262°N 1.6368°W / 54.6262; -1.6368