Shildon railway station

Shildon
Location	Shildon, County Durham England
Coordinates	54°37′34″N 1°38′12″W / 54.6261932°N 1.6367101°W / 54.6261932; -1.6367101Coordinates: 54°37′34″N 1°38′12″W / 54.6261932°N 1.6367101°W / 54.6261932; -1.6367101
Grid reference	NZ235257
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SHD
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Stockton and Darlington Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
27 September 1825	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	51,994
2017/18	48,838
2018/19	67,568
2019/20	65,168
2020/21	19,362
Location
Shildon Location in County Durham, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shildon is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 9 miles 8 chains (15 km) north-west of Darlington, serves the town of Shildon in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History[]

The original station was constructed by Timothy Hackworth. It opened on 27 September 1825, under the Stockton and Darlington Railway.^[1]

Facilities[]

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.^[2] The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.

The station is unstaffed and all tickets must be purchased from the ticket vending machine on the platform prior to travel.^[3] Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps, which were added in 2003 when the station was rebuilt in conjunction with the construction of the Shildon Locomotion Museum, sited alongside it on land formerly occupied by the sidings of the Shildon railway works.

The grade II listed^[4] manual signal box here controls the immediate station area (including the siding connections into the museum), along with the single track section through Shildon tunnel to the west and terminus at Bishop Auckland. Bishop Auckland is junction with the now privately owned and operated Weardale Railway to Stanhope.

Services[]

Route 3
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Tees Valley Line
Bishop Auckland Shildon Newton Aycliffe Heighington North Road Darlington Dinsdale Teesside Airport Allens West Eaglescliffe Thornaby Middlesbrough South Bank Redcar Central Redcar East Longbeck Marske Saltburn

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland via Darlington. All services are operated by Northern Trains.^[5]

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

References[]

External links[]

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Newton Aycliffe		Northern Trains Tees Valley Line		Bishop Auckland
	Historical railways
Aycliffe Lane		North Eastern Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway		South Church
				West Auckland

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