List of railway stations in County Durham

This is a list of National Rail stations in the ceremonial county of Durham by 2017/2018 entries and exits, based on the UK Office of Rail and Road reports 2016-18.[1] Note that Horden station opened in 2020[2] so received no entries and exits in this period.

## List

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Rank  | Station  | Area served  | Unitary authority  | Operator  | Line(s)  | Platforms  | Passenger usage 2016/17[1] | Passenger usage 2017/18[1] | Image

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1  | Durham | Durham | County Durham | London North Eastern Railway | East Coast Main Line | 2  | 2,623,676  | 2,747,748  |
2  | Darlington | Darlington | Darlington | London North Eastern Railway  | East Coast Main Line and Tees Valley Line | 4  | 2,269,974  | 2,324,906  |
3  | Hartlepool | Hartlepool | Hartlepool | Northern | Durham Coast Line | 2  | 638,058  | 638,050  |
4  | Chester-le-Street | Chester-le-Street | County Durham  | Northern  | East Coast Main Line  | 2  | 230,972  | 219,592  |
5  | Eaglescliffe | Eaglescliffe | Stockton-on-Tees | Northern  | Tees Valley Line and Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Line | 2  | 206,848  | 207,186  |
6  | Seaham | Seaham | County Durham  | Northern  | Durham Coast Line  | 2  | 145,362  | 140,894  |
7  | Bishop Auckland | Bishop Auckland | County Durham  | Northern  | Tees Valley Line  | 1  | 118,742  | 123,144  |
8  | Billingham | Billingham | Stockton-on-Tees  | Northern  | Durham Coast Line  | 2  | 94,994  | 81,862  |
9  | Stockton | Stockton-on-Tees | Stockton-on-Tees  | Northern  | Durham Coast Line  | 2  | 80,624  | 79,260  |
10  | Allens West | Eaglescliffe  | Stockton-on-Tees  | Northern  | Tees Valley Line  | 2  | 65,414  | 64,792  |
11  | Newton Aycliffe | Newton Aycliffe | County Durham  | Northern  | Tees Valley Line  | 2  | 61,944  | 62,882  |
12  | Seaton Carew | Seaton Carew | Hartlepool  | Northern  | Durham Coast Line  | 2  | 57,160  | 61,858  |
13  | Dinsdale | Middleton St George | Darlington  | Northern  | Tees Valley Line  | 2  | 59,110  | 56,850  |
14  | Shildon | Shildon | County Durham  | Northern  | Tees Valley Line  | 2  | 51,994  | 48,840  |
15  | North Road | Northern Darlington  | Darlington  | Northern  | Tees Valley Line  | 1  | 33,350  | 30,306  |
16  | Heighington | Aycliffe Business Park  | County Durham  | Northern  | Tees Valley Line  | 2  | 18,958  | 15,878  |
17  | Teesside Airport | Teesside International Airport | Darlington  | Northern  | Tees Valley Line  | 1 (+1 out of use)  | 30  | 74  |
\-  | Horden | Horden | County Durham  | Northern  | Durham Coast Line  | 2  | N/A  | N/A  |

## See also

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* Station usage in County Durham
* List of United Kingdom railway stations

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Estimates of station usage". Office of Rail and Road. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
2. ^ Seddon, Sean (29 June 2020). "Horden train station opens today for first time in more than 50 years". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

## Further reading

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* Hoole, K., Railway Stations of the North East (David & Charles, 1985)
* Hill, Norman, Teesside Railways: A View from the Past (Ian Allan, 2001), ISBN 9780711028036
* Young Alan, Lost Stations of Northumberland & Durham (Silver Link, 2011), ISBN 9781857943771
* Durham Railway Stations on Old Picture Postcards (Reflections Of A Bygone Age, 2019), ISBN 9781905408580

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Railway stations in County Durham

| Durham Coast Line|

* Newcastle → Seaham
* Horden
* Hartlepool
* Seaton Carew
* Billingham
* Stockton → Middlesbrough

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East Coast Main Line|

* London King's Cross → Darlington
* Durham
* Chester-le-Street → Edinburgh Waverley

Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line|

* Northallerton → Eaglescliffe

Tees Valley Line|

* Bishop Auckland
* Shildon
* Newton Aycliffe
* Heighington
* North Road
* Darlington
* Dinsdale
* Teesside Airport
* Allens West
* Eaglescliffe → Saltburn

Heritage railways

Tanfield Railway|

* Sunniside → Andrews House
* Causey Arch
* East Tanfield

Weardale Railway|

* Bishop Auckland West
* Witton-le-Wear
* Wolsingham
* Frosterley
* Stanhope

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