Newton Aycliffe railway station

Newton Aycliffe railway station serves the town of Newton Aycliffe in County Durham, England. The station is on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services.

Newton Aycliffe
Location
Place	Newton Aycliffe
Local authority	County Durham
Coordinates	54.6137°N 1.5898°W / 54.6137; -1.5898
Grid reference	NZ265243
Operations
Station code	NAY
Managed by	Northern Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	67,332
2015/16	60,548
2016/17	61,944
2017/18	62,882
2018/19	78,962
History
Key dates	Opened 1 January 1978 (1 January 1978)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newton Aycliffe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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. In 2018 Northern Train have now installed a ticket machine. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.[1]

The station is on the original mainline of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, where it junctioned with the Clarence Railway at what was then known as Simpasture Junction. However, the station is a relatively recent addition, having only opened by British Rail in 1978.[2]

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.

There is a basic hourly service from the station in each direction all week, including Sundays (though the latter finishes slightly earlier). Southbound services normally run through to Saltburn via Middlesbrough.[3]

References

1. "Report of meeting with Steve Payne, Tees Valley Unlimited" North East Coastliners news article 29 June 2015; Retrieved 17 February 2017
2. Lloyd, Chris (22 April 2014). "Historic ticket to ride". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
3. Table 44 National Rail timetable, May 2018

External links

• Media related to Newton Aycliffe railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Bishop Line

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Heighington		Northern Trains Tees Valley Line		Shildon