Marske railway station explained

Marske
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland
Country:England
Coordinates:54.5874°N -1.0195°W
Map Type:United Kingdom North Yorkshire
Grid Name:Grid reference
Owned:Network Rail
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Code:MSK
Classification:DfT category F2
Original:North Eastern Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:
Years:19 August 1861
Events:Opened
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Marske is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 10miles east of Middlesbrough, serves the village of Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The railway station is the oldest in the village of Marske-by-the-Sea. The other station, Longbeck, was built in the 1980s. The station was also mentioned in George Bradshaw's 1863 railway guide.

Facilities

Station facilities here have been improved. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.

Services

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by two trains per hour between Saltburn and Darlington via Middlesbrough, with one train per hour extending to Bishop Auckland. An hourly service operates between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland on Sunday. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[1] The first westbound train of the day runs to Carlisle rather than Bishop Auckland.

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 May 2021. Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn. 6 June 2021. Northern Trains.