Shildon  | |
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| Location | Shildon, County Durham England |
| Coordinates | 54°37′34″N 1°38′12″W / 54.6261932°N 1.6367101°W |
| Grid reference | NZ235257 |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SHD |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Stockton and Darlington Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | |
| Key dates | |
| 27 September 1825 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  45,816 |
| 2016/17 |  51,994 |
| 2017/18 | 48,838 |
| 2018/19 | 67,568 |
| 2019/20 | 65,168 |
| Location | |
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| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Shildon railway station is in North East England and serves the town of Shildon in County Durham, England built by Timothy Hackworth. It was opened on 27 September 1825 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway.[1] The station is on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern Trains, which provides all passenger train services. The station is on the Bishop Line, 9 3&fras1;4 miles (15.7 km) north west of Darlington.
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.[2] 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.[3] 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[4] 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 junction with the now privately owned and operated Weardale Railway to Stanhope.
Services
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There is a basic hourly service in each direction, west to Bishop Auckland and southeast to Darlington. The latter continue through to Middlesbrough and Saltburn.[5] On Sundays there is also an hourly service each way until mid-evening.
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 210. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "Report of meeting with Steve Payne, Tees Valley Unlimited" North East Coastliners news article 29 June 2015; Retrieved 17 February 2017
- ^ Shildon station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 16 February 2017
- ^ Historic England. "Shildon Signal Box (1390827)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Table 44 National Rail timetable, May 2018
External links
Media related to Shildon railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Shildon railway station from National Rail
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| Preceding station | ){kind=logo} National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Newton Aycliffe | Northern Trains Tees Valley Line | Bishop Auckland | ||
| Aycliffe Lane | North Eastern Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway | South Church or West Auckland | ||