Seaham railway station
Seaham  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Seaham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Coordinates | 54°50′13″N 1°20′28″W / 54.837°N 1.341°WCoordinates: 54°50′13″N 1°20′28″W / 54.837°N 1.341°W |
| Grid reference | NZ420495 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SEA |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 91,676 |
| 2005/06 |
 98,040 |
| 2006/07 |
106,831 |
| 2007/08 |
115,614 |
| 2008/09 |
116,592 |
| 2009/10 |
117,362 |
| 2010/11 |
121,702 |
| History | |
| Original company | Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway (UK) |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 2 July 1855 | Opened as Seaham Colliery |
| 1 March 1925 | Renamed Seaham |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Seaham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Seaham railway station serves the town of Seaham in County Durham, England. The railway station is located on the Durham Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail, which provides all of the station's passenger services.
The first rail route into the town (the Seaham & Sunderland Railway) was built as a means of exporting coal from nearby collieries owned by the Marquess of Londonderry. Completed in 1854, it ran from a station near the town harbour to Ryhope Grange near Sunderland, where it joined the North Eastern Railway. The station was opened on 2 July 1855 and was originally named Seaham Colliery.[1] The NER eventually purchased the line in 1900 and then opened a line southwards along the coast to West Hartlepool on 1 April 1905[2] to create a new coastal route between Sunderland, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough. A new through station was constructed at the same time and this is the one that remains in use today, the original Seaham Harbour terminus having closed to passengers on 11 September 1939.[2] In the meantime, the original Seaham station had been renamed Seaham Harbour, and Seaham Colliery renamed Seaham, both of these changes happening on 1 March 1925.[1]
Services
An hourly service is provided to Newcastle upon Tyne (journey time approximately 35 minutes) and Sunderland. A further service is provided during morning peak time. Several services also continue along the Tyne Valley Line to the Gateshead Metro Centre, Hexham and Carlisle.
To the south, trains follow a similar trajectory with an hourly service to Hartlepool and Middlesbrough (journey time approximately 45 minutes). Three additional services run at peak times. Certain services continue beyond Middlesbrough to Nunthorpe.
Trains are two-hourly on Sundays.
Grand Central Railway's services between Sunderland and London King's Cross also pass through Seaham without stopping.
Notes
References
- Body, G. (1988). PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 207. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links
- Train times and station information for Seaham railway station from National Rail
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