Memorials & monuments · North East England
Darlington railway station
Darlington railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Darlington 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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From the Wikipedia article
Darlington railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line, serving the town of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is 232 miles 50 chains (232.63 miles; 374.37 kilometres) north of London King's Cross. It is situated between Northallerton to the south and Durham to the north. Its three-letter station code is DAR. The station is well served, because it is an important stop for main line services, with trains operated by London North Eastern Railway, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express. It is also the interchange for Northern Trains services to Bishop Auckland, Middlesbrough and Saltburn. Darlington is the location of the first commercial steam railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The station building is a Grade II* listed Victorian structure and winner of the Large Station of the Year award in 2005.
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Background
History
entering the station, 1961]] The first railway to pass through the area now occupied by the station was built by the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened its mineral branch from Albert Hill Junction on the main line to Croft-on-Tees on 27 October 1829. A decade later, that branch line was purchased by the Great North of England Railway to incorporate into its new main line from York, which reached the town on 30 March 1841. A separate company, the Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway continued the new main line northwards towards Ferryhill and Newcastle, opening its route three years later, on 19 June 1844. It crossed the S&D at Parkgate Junction by means of a flat crossing…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5212, -1.5465
- Address
- | borough = Darlington, County Durham,
- Official site
- meditationindarlington.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q2286393 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Darlington railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Darlington railway station?
- Darlington railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5212°, -1.5465°.
- Who owns Darlington railway station?
- Darlington railway station is owned by London North Eastern Railway.