Shildon railway station

Shildon railway station is on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in North East England and serves the town of Shildon in County Durham, England built by Timothy Hackworth. The station is on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern Trains, which provides all passenger train services. The station is on the Bishop Line, 9 3⁄4 miles (15.7 km) north west of Darlington.

Not to be confused with Shilton railway station.

Shildon
Location
PlaceShildon
Local authorityCounty Durham
Grid referenceNZ235257
Operations
Station codeSHD
Managed byNorthern Trains
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 50,696
2015/16 45,816
2016/17 51,994
2017/18 48,840
2018/19 67,568
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shildon from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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[3] 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
Northern Trains Route 3:
Bishop & Tees Valley Lines
 Bishop Auckland
Shildon
Newton Aycliffe
Heighington
North Road
East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh
 Darlington
East Coast Main Line to London King's Cross
 Dinsdale
 Teesside Airport
Allens West
Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line
 Eaglescliffe
Durham Coast Line to Newcastle
 Thornaby
Middlesbrough
Esk Valley Line to Whitby
 South Bank
British Steel Redcar
 Redcar Central
Redcar East
Longbeck
Marske
Saltburn
There are currently no trains calling at
British Steel Redcar until further notice.

There is a basic hourly service in each direction, west to Bishop Auckland and southeast to Darlington. The latter continue through to Middlesbrough and Saltburn.[4] On Sundays there is also an hourly service each way until mid-evening.

References
  1. "Report of meeting with Steve Payne, Tees Valley Unlimited" North East Coastliners news article 29 June 2015; Retrieved 17 February 2017
  2. Shildon station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 16 February 2017
  3. Historic England. "Shildon Signal Box (1390827)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. Table 44 National Rail timetable, May 2018
Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
Tees Valley Line
  Historical railways  
Aycliffe Lane
Line and station open		   Stockton and Darlington Railway   South Church
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Aycliffe Lane
Line and station open		   North Eastern Railway
Stockton and Darlington Railway		   West Auckland
Line and station closed


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