Billingham railway station
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Billingham railway station serves the town of Billingham
, within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees
and the ceremonial county of County Durham
, England
. The railway station
is located on the Durham Coast Line
and is operated by Northern Rail
who provide all of the station's passenger services.
The station is a modern-style halt on the line (opened on Friday November 4, 1966), the town's original larger grander station to the west towards Norton
having been demolished in the 1970s. It was next to the old route of the A19. Only the signal box and footbridge survive on the site of the original station. The new Billingham station was provided with a booking hall, waiting room, parcels office and lavatories. These facilities were lost when the station was de-staffed towards the end of the 1960s. The station building of 1966 still stands, and is used of the office of Binks Taxis.
The Tees Valley Rail Strategy calls for the re-opening of the original station as 'Old Billingham' as a new additional station on the Durham Coast Line. However, the plans have yet to come to fruition.
, Sunderland and Newcastle
and southwards to Middlesbrough
. Sundays see a two-hourly service each way.
Billingham
Billingham is a town in the unitary authority of Stockton on Tees, in north east England, with a population of 35,765 . It was founded circa 650 by a group of Saxons known as Billa's people, which is where the name Billingham is thought to have originated...
, within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees (borough)
Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of north east England, with a population in 2001 of 178,408, rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates....
and the ceremonial county of County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
is located on the Durham Coast Line
Durham Coast Line
The Durham Coast Line is the name given to the railway line which links Newcastle upon Tyne with Middlesbrough, via Sunderland and Hartlepool...
and is operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
who provide all of the station's passenger services.
The station is a modern-style halt on the line (opened on Friday November 4, 1966), the town's original larger grander station to the west towards Norton
Norton, County Durham
Norton is a suburb of Stockton-on-Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It still retains a village area, with a high street and village green with mostly Georgian houses; the original village dates back to at least the Anglo-Saxon period...
having been demolished in the 1970s. It was next to the old route of the A19. Only the signal box and footbridge survive on the site of the original station. The new Billingham station was provided with a booking hall, waiting room, parcels office and lavatories. These facilities were lost when the station was de-staffed towards the end of the 1960s. The station building of 1966 still stands, and is used of the office of Binks Taxis.
The Tees Valley Rail Strategy calls for the re-opening of the original station as 'Old Billingham' as a new additional station on the Durham Coast Line. However, the plans have yet to come to fruition.
Services
The station has an hourly service in each direction on weekdays, northwards to HartlepoolHartlepool railway station
Hartlepool railway station serves the town of Hartlepool within the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The railway station is located on the Durham Coast Line north of Middlesbrough. The station is operated and served by Northern Rail...
, Sunderland and Newcastle
Newcastle railway station
Newcastle railway station , is the mainline station of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building...
and southwards to Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough railway station
Middlesbrough railway station serves the large town of Middlesbrough in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The station is managed by First TransPennine Express and has two platforms...
. Sundays see a two-hourly service each way.