Redcar East railway station
Redcar East  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°36′33″N 1°03′07″W / 54.6090550°N 1.0519248°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ613241 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | RCE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
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| 8 July 1929 | Opened as Redcar East Halt | ||||
| 1937 | Renamed Redcar East | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.106 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 0.108 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  20,888 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 74,208 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 82,882 | ||||
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Redcar East is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 8 miles 60 chains (14.1 km) east of Middlesbrough, serves the seaside town of Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Facilities
[edit]The station is unstaffed, so passengers wishing to travel must buy tickets before boarding or on the train. In 2014, the station facilities were improved.[1] The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage, digital CIS displays and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.[2]
Services
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Tees Valley line
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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.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Longbeck | Northern Trains Tees Valley Line |
Redcar Central | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Railway station for Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital". BBC News. BBC. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Transport Minister officially opens railway station at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough". The Northern Echo. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "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 Redcar East railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Redcar East railway station from National Rail
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