Dinsdale railway station

Dinsdale railway station serves the village of Middleton St George in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.[1] It is closely linked with the history of the Stockton & Darlington railway (S&DR), the station having replaced the earlier Fighting Cocks station on the original S&DR line.

Dinsdale
Location
Place	Middleton St George
Local authority	Darlington
Coordinates	54.515°N 1.467°W / 54.515; -1.467
Grid reference	NZ346134
Operations
Station code	DND
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	48,612
2015/16	54,618
2016/17	59,110
2017/18	56,850
2018/19	59,608
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dinsdale from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station was named after the village of Low Dinsdale, commonly called Dinsdale. In the early 19th century the station served Dinsdale Spa.

Services

Northern Trains Route 3: Bishop & Tees Valley Lines
Bishop Auckland Shildon Newton Aycliffe Heighington North Road East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh Darlington East Coast Main Line to London King's Cross Dinsdale Teesside Airport Allens West Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line Eaglescliffe Durham Coast Line to Newcastle Thornaby Middlesbrough Esk Valley Line to Whitby South Bank Redcar British Steel Redcar Central Redcar East Longbeck Marske Saltburn
There are currently no trains calling at Redcar British Steel until further notice.

As of December 2019, the station has two trains per hour each way (Mondays to Saturdays) to Middlesbrough and Saltburn (eastbound) and to Darlington (westbound), with one per hour continuing to Bishop Auckland; a limited through service to Newcastle runs in the a.m peak only.[2]

One train per hour each way calls on Sundays (plus two direct services to Hartlepool avoiding Middlesbrough). Passenger numbers have almost doubled between 2006 and 2012 due to improved services.

Station improvements are in progress as of 2013, including new CCTV cameras, new shelters, seating, passenger information screens and announcements, resurfaced platform areas and clearer signage at the station entrance.[3]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Allens West		Northern Tees Valley Line		Darlington
Teesside Airport

References

1. National Rail Enquiries - Live Departure Boards
2. GB National Rail Timetable 2019-20, Table 44
3. Improvements made to Teesside train station | Bdaily Business News

External links

Media related to Dinsdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons