Memorials & monuments · North East England
Middlesbrough railway station
Middlesbrough railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Richard West — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Middlesbrough 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
Middlesbrough is a railway station on the Durham Coast, Esk Valley and Tees Valley lines. The station serves the town of Middlesbrough, in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by TransPennine Express. Direct destinations include Darlington, Redcar Central, Saltburn, Sunderland, Newcastle, York and Manchester Airport. There is also direct service to London Kings Cross once per weekday. According to the Office of Rail and Road statistics, Middlesbrough station is the fourth busiest in the North East region, with 1,466,884 total entries and exits (2023–24 period).
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Background
History
The first railway line was opened in the area in December 1830, as an extension of the Stockton and Darlington Railway to connect with the port of the (then new) town of Middlesbrough. From the opening of the line until 1837, passengers were served by a wooden shed on the route to the riverside coal staithes. The line was extended to the new exchange along Commercial Street in 1837, with a new station being constructed two years later. This new, more substantial station was opened by the S&DR in 1839. In June 1846, a branch line extending eastwards from the Stockton and Darlington Railway towards Redcar was opened by the Middlesbrough and Redcar Railway. Situated on the Redcar branch line…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5791, -1.2347
- Established
- 1877
- Official site
- pinnaclebowling.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2102917 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Middlesbrough railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Middlesbrough railway station?
- Middlesbrough railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Middlesbrough railway station built?
- Built or established in 1877.
- Who owns Middlesbrough railway station?
- Middlesbrough railway station is owned by TransPennine Express.