South Bank railway station

This article is about the railway station in the United Kingdom. For the railway station in Brisbane, Australia, see South Bank railway station, Brisbane.
South Bank
Location
Place South Bank
Local authority Redcar and Cleveland
Grid reference NZ532212
Operations
Station code SBK
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 1,057
2005/06 * 1,942
2006/07 * 1,590
2007/08 * 1,706
2008/09 * 1,530
2009/10 * 1,118
History
Opened 23 July 1984 (23 July 1984)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at South Bank from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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South Bank railway station serves South Bank area of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is located on the Tees Valley Line 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Middlesbrough and operated by Northern Rail which provides all passenger train services.

It was opened in July 1984[1] to replace a previous structure situated half a mile (0.8 km) farther east that was inconveniently sited in the middle of a heavily-industrialised area and in the way of a planned new dockside access road. This previous station, with its island platform was opened by the NER in 1882 to serve the growing town of South Bank and replaced the original station (initially called Eston) built in 1853 by the Middlesbrough & Redcar Railway. Ironically, this was located on the same site as the present station. The 1882 station was closed on the same day that its replacement opened; although now derelict, it still stands and is visible from passing trains.

Two other closed stations were also located either side of South Bank on this stretch of line: Grangetown (closed November 1991)[2] and Cargo Fleet (closed January 1990).[3]

Services

There is a very limited service (three trains each way during the morning and evening peaks) Monday to Saturdays westbound to Middlesbrough and eastbound to Saltburn.

Gallery

  1. ^ NERA Tour Middlesbrough to Saltburn Tour
  2. ^ Hunt, J - article in RAIL Magazine Issue 610, (January 2009) pp 47-49
  3. ^ List of Dates of Last Passenger Trains at Closed BR (or Network Rail since privatisation) stations 1985 - 2006 DfT website - Freedom of Information Act request (February 2006); Retrieved 2009-01-29

External links

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