Seaton Carew railway station

Seaton Carew
Location	Seaton Carew, Borough of Hartlepool England
Coordinates	54°39′29″N 1°12′02″W / 54.6580139°N 1.2005633°W / 54.6580139; -1.2005633Coordinates: 54°39′29″N 1°12′02″W / 54.6580139°N 1.2005633°W / 54.6580139; -1.2005633
Grid reference	NZ516295
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SEC
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Stockton and Hartlepool Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
10 February 1841	Opened as Seaton
1872	Renamed Seaton Carew
Passengers
2016/17	57,160
2017/18	61,858
2018/19	65,478
2019/20	66,456
2020/21	19,300
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station Billingham towards Middlesbrough Durham Coast Line Hartlepool towards Newcastle via Hartlepool
Location
Seaton Carew Location in County Durham, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Seaton Carew is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 14 miles 77 chains (24.1 km) north-east of Middlesbrough, serves the seaside village of Seaton Carew, Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Facilities[]

The earlier station buildings, constructed by the North Eastern Railway, seen around the turn of the twentieth century.

The station is unmanned and has no permanent buildings (the old NER buildings on the southbound side were demolished back in the 1970s). As with other stations on this line, new fully lit waiting shelters, digital information screens and CCTV cameras have been installed (the former replacing the old brick structures), whilst the long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements (running information can also be obtained by telephone and timetable poster boards). Tickets can only be bought on board the train (or prior to travel), as there is no ticket provision of any kind here. Two Harrington Humps have been installed at the station to raise platform heights at specific points on the platforms and so improve access to trains.^[1] Step-free access is also available to each platform via ramps from the nearby road.^[2]

In 2009 the station underwent maintenance work to re-develop the station and its looks. The station has already seen the cutting down of trees to allow more natural light.

Services[]

Northern Trains Route 2
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Durham Coast Line
Newcastle Heworth Sunderland Seaham Horden Hartlepool Seaton Carew Billingham Stockton Thornaby Middlesbrough
Most services extend to/from Hexham or Nunthorpe.

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Newcastle and Middlesbrough. Most trains continue to Hexham (or Carlisle on Sunday) and Nunthorpe. Two trains per day (three on Sunday) continue to Whitby. Two trains operate between Hartlepool and Darlington on Sunday, one of which operates the once-weekly parliamentary service to Teesside Airport. All services are operated by Northern Trains.^[3]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Seaton Carew railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Seaton Carew railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Billingham		Northern Trains Durham Coast Line		Hartlepool
	Historical railways
Greatham Line open; station closed		North Eastern Railway Durham Coast Line		West Hartlepool Line and station open

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