Marske railway station
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| Location | Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°35′15″N 1°01′10″W / 54.5873806°N 1.0195165°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ634218 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | MSK | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
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| 19 August 1861 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  64,460 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  64,550 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 13,378 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 44,406 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 50,050 | ||||
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Marske is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 10 miles 65 chains (17.4 km) 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
[edit]The railway station is the oldest in the village of Marske-by-the-Sea having opened with the line in 1861.[1] The other station, Longbeck, was opened in 1985.[2] The station was also mentioned in George Bradshaw's 1863 railway guide. the station is 25 miles (40 km) east of Darlington, 15 miles 65 chains (25.4 km) east of Middlesbrough, and just under 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Saltburn.[3]
The station has slightly staggered platforms, and lost its goods facilities in April 1965, and became an unstaffed halt in February 1970.[4][5]
Facilities
[edit]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
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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.[6]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
References
[edit]- ^ Hoole, Kenneth (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 176. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
- ^ Shannon, Paul (2023). Branch Line Britain. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-39908-990-6.
- ^ Kelman, Leanne (2020). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2: Eastern (5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 48. ISBN 978-1-9996271-3-3.
- ^ Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Eastern Region volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 119. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- ^ Chapman, Stephen (2007). Railway Memories No. 18 Cleveland and Whitby. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 62. ISBN 9781871233186.
- ^ "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
External links
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Media related to Marske railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Marske railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Saltburn | Northern Trains Tees Valley Line |
Longbeck | ||
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