Shildon railway station
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 Trains, which provides all passenger train services. The station is on the Bishop Line, 9 3⁄4 miles (15.7 km) north west of Darlington.
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Location | |
Place | Shildon |
Local authority | County Durham |
Grid reference | NZ235257 |
Operations | |
Station code | SHD |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F1 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shildon 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.[1] 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.[2] 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[3] 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 are currently no trains calling at Redcar British Steel until further notice. |
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.[4] On Sundays there is also an hourly service each way until mid-evening.
References
- "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
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Northern Trains Tees Valley Line | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
Aycliffe Lane Line and station open |
Stockton and Darlington Railway | South Church Line open, station closed | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Aycliffe Lane Line and station open |
North Eastern Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway |
West Auckland Line and station closed |
External links
- Train times and station information for Shildon railway station from National Rail
- Bishop Line