Redcar East railway station
Redcar East  | |
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Looking west along the westbound platform. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Redcar |
| Local authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Coordinates | 54°36′32″N 1°03′07″W / 54.609°N 1.052°WCoordinates: 54°36′32″N 1°03′07″W / 54.609°N 1.052°W |
| Grid reference | NZ613241 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RCE |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2005/06 | 0.144 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.143 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.156 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.160 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.147 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.144 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.140 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.145 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.134 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 18 May 1929 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Redcar East from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Redcar East railway station serves the town of Redcar in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Tees Valley Line and operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Station facilities here have recently been improved as part of the Tees Valley Metro project. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.
Services
There are two trains per hour in each direction from the station during the day, to Saltburn eastbound and Middlesbrough & Darlington westbound with some of the latter continuing to Bishop Auckland. This drops to hourly in the evenings and on Sundays. Most services are formed using Class 142 Pacer DMUs.
Freight trains operating to and from Boulby also pass through the station.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Northern Rail | ||||
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Redcar East railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Redcar East railway station from National Rail
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