Dinsdale railway station

Dinsdale
General information
Location	Middleton St George, Borough of Darlington England
Coordinates	54°30′54″N 1°28′02″W
Grid reference	NZ346134
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	DND
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
1 July 1887	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	73,404
2020/21	20,964
2021/22	61,346
2022/23	69,470
2023/24	80,970
Location Dinsdale Location in County Durham, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dinsdale is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 3 miles 65 chains (6.1 km) east of Darlington, serves the village of Middleton St George, Darlington in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 July 1887. It is closely linked with the history of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, having opened as a replacement for the nearby Fighting Cocks.

The station was named after the village of Low Dinsdale, Borough of Darlington, which is commonly referred to as Dinsdale. In the early nineteenth century, the station served Dinsdale Spa.

Tees Valley Metro

Transit diagram showcasing all discussed or mentioned ideas for the Tees Valley Metro.

Starting in 2006, Dinsdale was mentioned within the Tees Valley Metro scheme. This was a plan to upgrade the Tees Valley Line and sections of the Esk Valley Line and Durham Coast Line to provide a faster and more frequent service across the North East of England. In the initial phases the services would have been heavy rail mostly along existing alignments with new additional infrastructure and rollingstock. The later phase would have introduced tram-trains to allow street running and further heavy rail extensions.[1][2][3][4]

As part of the scheme, Dinsdale station would have received improved service to Darlington and Saltburn (1–2 to 4 trains per hour) and new rollingstock.[1]

However, due to a change in government in 2010 and the 2008 financial crisis, the project was ultimately shelved.[5] Several stations eventually got their improvements and there is a possibility of improved rollingstock and services in the future which may affect Dinsdale.[6]

Facilities

A number of station improvements took place in the mid–2010s, including the installation of new CCTV cameras, new shelters, seating, passenger information screens and announcements, resurfaced platform areas and clearer signage at the station entrance.[7]

Services

Northern Trains Tees Valley Line
v t e
Bishop Auckland – Saltburn via Darlington & Middlesbrough
Bishop Auckland Shildon Newton Aycliffe Heighington North Road Darlington Dinsdale Allens West Eaglescliffe Thornaby Middlesbrough South Bank Redcar Central Redcar East Longbeck Marske Saltburn

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.[8]

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

References

1. Tees valley Unlimited (18 May 2010). "Tees Valley Metro: Phase 1 - Project Summary" (PDF). Stockton-on-Tess Borough Council.
2. Tees Valley Unlimited (April 2011). "Connecting the Tees Valley - Statement of Transport Ambition" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
3. LOWES, RON; PARKER, IAN (18 September 2007). "Executive Report - Tees Valley Metro" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
4. "Metro system hope for Tees Valley". 9 November 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. "When the Tees Valley was set to get its own £220m metro system and what went wrong". The Northern Echo. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. "Tees Valley authority unanimously backs £1bn transport plan". BBC News. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
7. "'Key stops' on rail line improved in County Durham". BBC News. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
8. "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

• Media related to Dinsdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Dinsdale railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Allens West		Northern Trains Tees Valley Line		Darlington
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