Heritage railway stations · North East England
South Bank railway station
In or near South Bank.
South Bank railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mick Garratt — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- South Bank · 0.0 km
- Free entry
About
South Bank 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
South Bank is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 2 miles 40 chains (4 km) east of Middlesbrough, serves the town of South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first station, initially named Eston, was built in 1853 by the Middlesbrough and Redcar Railway. On 1 May 1882, this was replaced by an island platform by the North Eastern Railway, to serve the growing town of South Bank. Ironically, this was located on the same site as the present station. The 1882 station was closed on the same day that its replacement opened. It survived intact, but derelict for many years thereafter. It has since been demolished to allow the down (eastbound) line through the site to be realigned. In July 1984, British Rail opened the current station to the west, as the previous station was inconveniently sited in a heavily industrialised area, and in the way of a…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5840, -1.1770
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS6 6AW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
- Established
- 1984
- Nearest railway station
- South Bank — 0 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1898560 (CC0)
- wikipedia: South Bank railway station (England) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Bank railway station?
- South Bank railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS6 6AW), in the parish of Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area.
- What is South Bank railway station?
- South Bank railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to South Bank railway station?
- The nearest railway station is South Bank, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS6 6AW.
- When was South Bank railway station built?
- Built or established in 1984.
- Who owns South Bank railway station?
- South Bank railway station is owned by Northern Trains.
- Is South Bank railway station a protected site?
- Yes — South Bank railway station is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is South Bank railway station free to visit?
- Yes, South Bank railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to South Bank railway station?
- The nearest railway station is South Bank, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS6 6AW.