Redcar East railway station explained

Redcar East
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland
Country:England
Coordinates:54.6091°N -1.0519°W
Map Type:United Kingdom North Yorkshire
Grid Name:Grid reference
Owned:Network Rail
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Code:RCE
Classification:DfT category F1
Original:London and North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:
Years:8 July 1929
Events:Opened as Redcar East Halt
Years1:1937
Events1:Renamed Redcar East
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Redcar East is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 8miles east of Middlesbrough, serves the seaside town of Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, so passengers wishing to travel must buy tickets before boarding or on the train. In 2014, the station facilities were improved.[1] The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage, digital CIS displays and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.[2]

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.[3]

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Railway station for Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital. 25 November 2015. BBC News . BBC. 24 May 2012.
  2. News: Transport Minister officially opens railway station at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. 25 November 2015. The Northern Echo. 19 July 2014.
  3. Web site: 16 May 2021. Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn. 6 June 2021. Northern Trains.