Redcar East railway station

Railway station in North Yorkshire, England

Key dates8 July 1929Opened as Redcar East Halt1937Renamed Redcar EastPassengers2018/19Increase 0.106 million2019/20Increase 0.108 million2020/21Decrease 20,8882021/22Increase 74,2082022/23Increase 82,882
Location
Redcar East is located in North Yorkshire
Redcar East
Redcar East
Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Redcar East is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 8 miles 60 chains (14.1 km) east of Middlesbrough, serves the seaside town of Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, so passengers wishing to travel must buy tickets before boarding or on the train. In 2014, the station facilities were improved.[1] The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage, digital CIS displays and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.[2]

Services

Northern Trains
Route 3
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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 two trains per hour between Saltburn and Darlington via Middlesbrough, with one train per hour extending to Bishop Auckland. An hourly service operates between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland on Sunday. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[3]

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

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Longbeck   Northern Trains
Tees Valley Line
  Redcar Central

References

  1. ^ "Railway station for Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital". BBC News. BBC. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Transport Minister officially opens railway station at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough". The Northern Echo. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

  • Media related to Redcar East railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Train times and station information for Redcar East railway station from National Rail
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