Allens West railway station

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Allens West
National Rail
Allens West railway station 1.jpg
LocationEaglescliffe, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
England
Coordinates54°31′28″N 1°21′42″W / 54.5245570°N 1.3616516°W / 54.5245570; -1.3616516Coordinates: 54°31′28″N 1°21′42″W / 54.5245570°N 1.3616516°W / 54.5245570; -1.3616516
Grid referenceNZ413145
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeALW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
  • London and North Eastern Railway
  • British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
4 October 1943Opened as Urlay Nook Halt
22 May 1944Renamed Allens West Halt
4 October 1971Renamed Allens West
Passengers
2016/17Increase 65,414
2017/18Decrease 64,792
2018/19Increase 65,136
2019/20Increase 66,766
2020/21Decrease 16,258
Services
Preceding station Northern Trains.svg Northern Following station
Dinsdale
towards Darlington or Bishop Auckland
 Tees Valley Line Eaglescliffe
towards Saltburn
Location
Allens West is located in County Durham
Allens West
Allens West
Location in County Durham, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Allens West is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 8 miles 9 chains (13.1 km) east of Darlington, serves the town of Eaglescliffe, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History[]

Opened by the London and North Eastern Railway during the Second World War as an unadvertised station to serve a nearby Royal Navy stores depot. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

Following the construction of new housing in the area, the station became an advertised public station on 3 October 1971.[1] When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.

In autumn 2013, the station's level crossing was upgraded by Network Rail. The half barriers were replaced with full barriers, after several reports of "near misses" with pedestrians avoiding the lowered barriers and crossing the tracks in front of approaching trains.[2][3][4]

Facilities[]

The station is unmanned and has no permanent buildings other than standard waiting shelters on each platform. Ticket Machines are now available on each platform but you can still purchase a ticket on the train. Facilities here were improved in April 2013. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage, digital CIS displays and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements. Train running information can be obtained via the public payphone on platform 2 and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the nearby level crossing.[5]

Services[]

Northern Trains
Route 3
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Tees Valley Line
 Bishop Auckland Parking Heritage railway
Shildon Bicycle facilities Heritage railway
Newton Aycliffe Parking Bicycle facilities
Heighington Parking
North Road Bicycle facilities
Darlington Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Dinsdale
Teesside Airport Airport interchange
Allens West Bicycle facilities
Eaglescliffe Parking Bicycle facilities
Thornaby Parking Bicycle facilities
Middlesbrough Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
South Bank Bicycle facilities
Redcar Central Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Redcar East Bicycle facilities
Longbeck Bicycle facilities
Marske Bicycle facilities
Saltburn Bicycle facilities

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by two trains per hour between Saltburn and Darlington via Middlesbrough, with one train per hour extending to Bishop Auckland. An hourly service operates between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland on Sunday. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[6]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

References[]

  1. ^ Croughton, Godfrey (1982). Private and untimetabled railway stations: halts and stopping places. R. W. Kidner, Alan Young, Transport Ticket Society. Trowbridge, Wilts.: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-281-1. OCLC 10507501.
  2. ^ Blackburn, Mike (20 November 2013). "Level crossing at Allens West being upgraded after two near-misses with children". TeessideLive. Retrieved 6 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Webber, Chris (20 November 2013). "Level crossing at Allens West to have safety improvements after two near misses". Northern Echo. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Level crossing improvement at Allen's West". Network Rail. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Station facilities for Allens West (ALW)". National Rail. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

External links[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Eaglescliffe   Northern Trains
Tees Valley Line 		  Dinsdale
    Teesside Airport
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