Longbeck railway station
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| Location | Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°35′22″N 1°01′52″W / 54.5893375°N 1.0309929°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ627220 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | LGK | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| Original company | British Rail (Regional Railways) | ||||
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| 13 May 1985 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  49,594 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  10,634 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 40,116 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 43,938 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 53,094 | ||||
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Longbeck is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 10 miles 28 chains (16.7 km) east of Middlesbrough, serves the village of Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
History
[edit]The station was opened in May 1985 by British Rail.[1] The small signal box here supervises the junction and station area at nearby Saltburn and the freight line to Boulby as well as the adjacent level crossing.[2]
Tees Valley Metro
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Starting in 2006, Longbeck was mentioned within the Tees Valley Metro scheme. This was a plan to upgrade the Tees Valley Line and sections of the Esk Valley Line and Durham Coast Line to provide a faster and more frequent service across the North East of England. In the initial phases the services would have been heavy rail mostly along existing alignments with new additional infrastructure and rollingstock. The later phase would have introduced tram-trains to allow street running and further heavy rail extensions.[3][4][5][6]
As part of the scheme, Longbeck station would have received improved service to Darlington (1–2 to 4 trains per hour) and new rollingstock.[3]
However, due to a change in government in 2010 and the 2008 financial crisis, the project was ultimately shelved.[7] Several stations eventually got their improvements and there is a possibility of improved rollingstock and services in the future which may affect Longbeck.[8]
Facilities
[edit]The station is unstaffed. A round of improvements made here in 2012 included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. Digital information screens have been installed, whilst the long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements; running information can also be obtained by telephone and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms.[9]
Services
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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.[10]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
References
[edit]- ^ Shannon, Paul (2023). Branch Line Britain. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-39908-990-6.
- ^ Hunt, J - Article in RAIL Magazine, Issue 610 (January 2009), pp.50-51
- ^ a b Tees valley Unlimited (18 May 2010). "Tees Valley Metro: Phase 1 - Project Summary" (PDF). Stockton-on-Tess Borough Council.
- ^ Tees Valley Unlimited (April 2011). "Connecting the Tees Valley - Statement of Transport Ambition" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ LOWES, RON; PARKER, IAN (18 September 2007). "Executive Report - Tees Valley Metro" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Metro system hope for Tees Valley". 9 November 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "When the Tees Valley was set to get its own £220m metro system and what went wrong". The Northern Echo. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Tees Valley authority unanimously backs £1bn transport plan". BBC News. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Longbeck". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
External links
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Media related to Longbeck railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Longbeck railway station from National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Marske | Northern Trains Tees Valley Line |
Redcar East | ||
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