Newton Aycliffe railway station

Newton Aycliffe National Rail
Location
Place Newton Aycliffe
Local authority County Durham
Coordinates 54°36′49″N 1°35′23″W / 54.6137°N 1.5898°W / 54.6137; -1.5898Coordinates: 54°36′49″N 1°35′23″W / 54.6137°N 1.5898°W / 54.6137; -1.5898
Grid reference NZ265243
Operations
Station code NAY
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12 Increase 63,592
2012/13 Increase 67,286
2013/14 Increase 68,935
2014/15 Decrease 67,332
2015/16 Decrease 60,548
History
Key dates Opened 1 January 1978 (1 January 1978)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newton Aycliffe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Newton Aycliffe railway station serves the town of Newton Aycliffe in County Durham, England. The station is on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.

Station facilities here have been improved as part of the Tees Valley Metro project. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, digital CIS displays, 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.[1]

The station is on the original mainline of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, where it junctioned with the Clarence Railway at what was then known as Simpasture Junction. However, the station is a relatively recent addition, having only opened by British Rail in 1978.[2]

Services

There is a basic two-hourly service from the station in each direction, increasing to hourly during the weekday a.m & p.m business peaks (10 per day in way in total). There is also a two-hourly service each way on Sundays. Services normally run through to Saltburn via Middlesbrough, though there is one through train each day to Nunthorpe and a summer-Sundays working to Whitby via the Esk Valley Line.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Report of meeting with Steve Payne, Tees Valley Unlimited" North East Coastliners news article 29 June 2015; Retrieved 17 February 2017
  2. ↑ Lloyd, Chris (22 April 2014). "Historic ticket to ride". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Auckland & Darlington to Middlesbrough & Saltburn" (PDF). northernrailway.co.uk. Northern TOC. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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