Marton railway station (North Yorkshire) explained

Marton
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Marton, Middlesbrough
Country:England
Coordinates:54.5443°N -1.1985°W
Map Type:United Kingdom North Yorkshire
Grid Name:Grid reference
Owned:Network Rail
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:1
Tracks:1
Code:MTO
Classification:DfT category F2
Original:Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:
Years:25 February 1854
Events:Opened as Ormesby
Years1:17 May 1982
Events1:Renamed Marton
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Marton is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 2miles south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the suburbs of Marton, Middlesbrough and Ormesby, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The station was opened as Ormesby on 25 February 1854 by the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway.[1] It was renamed Marton by British Rail on 17 May 1982.

The nearby station, James Cook, was opened on 18 May 2014, and serves James Cook University Hospital.[2]

Facilities

Station facilities were upgraded in 2012 as part of the Tees Valley Metro project.[3] The package for the station included a new fully lit waiting shelter, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. A long-line public address system (PA) was also installed, with pre-recorded train announcements.

A passenger information screen with details of train times was installed at the station in March 2016. A ticket machine was installed at the station in 2019. The station has a limited number of car parking spaces.

Services

Following the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe, with two trains per day (excluding Sunday) continuing to Battersby, and six per day (four on Sunday) continuing to Whitby. Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[4]

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

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 178 .
  2. Web site: Middlesbrough James Cook Hospital railway station opens. BBC Tees News. 18 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Railway station for Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital. BBC Tees News. 19 May 2014.
  4. Web site: 16 May 2021. Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway). dead. 8 May 2021. Northern Trains. 8 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508083353/https://d11vpqhghel6qd.cloudfront.net/images/timetables/bucket2/middlesbrough-to-whitby-the-esk-valley-railway-4378-qs6agl.pdf.