Heritage railway stations · North East England
British Steel Redcar railway station
In or near Warrenby.
British Steel Redcar railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Redcar Central · 2.8 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit British Steel Redcar railway station, you can take a train to Redcar Central, which is 2.8 km away. The postcode for the station is TS10 5QA. Entry is free.
About
British Steel Redcar railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Redcar British Steel (also known as British Steel Redcar) is a mothballed railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 5+3⁄4 miles (9 km) east of Middlesbrough, served the Teesside Steelworks, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. At the time of the suspension of services, the station was owned by Network Rail and managed by Arriva Rail North.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened by British Rail on 19 June 1978. It is situated on a re-sited portion of route that was commissioned to allow the previous alignment to be used for an expansion of the Teesside Steelworks. This included a station at , which was closed and replaced by the current station. In the 2014–15 period, the Office of Rail and Road recorded a total of 1,570 entries and exits. In 2015, the majority of the Teesside Steelworks closed, resulting in a drop in passenger usage of the station. In the 2016–17 period the entries and exits dropped to fifty, making it the fourth-least-used station in Britain. In the 2017–18 period it was named the least used station in Britain, with only…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6096, -1.1130
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS10 5QA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
- Established
- 1978
- Nearest railway station
- Redcar Central — 2.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q13528433 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Redcar British Steel railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is British Steel Redcar railway station?
- British Steel Redcar railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS10 5QA), in the parish of Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area.
- What is British Steel Redcar railway station?
- British Steel Redcar railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to British Steel Redcar railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Redcar Central, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS10 5QA.
- When was British Steel Redcar railway station built?
- Built or established in 1978.
- Who owns British Steel Redcar railway station?
- British Steel Redcar railway station is owned by Northern Trains.
- Is British Steel Redcar railway station a protected site?
- Yes — British Steel Redcar railway station is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is British Steel Redcar railway station free to visit?
- Yes, British Steel Redcar railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to British Steel Redcar railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Redcar Central, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS10 5QA.