Hartlepool railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Location
	Hartlepool Location in County Durham, England

Hartlepool
Hartlepool
General information
Location	Hartlepool, Borough of Hartlepool; England
Coordinates	54°41′13″N 1°12′28″W / 54.6868261°N 1.2078320°W
Grid reference	NZ512327
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2 (Platforms 1 and 2 are an island platform and Platform 3 is its own entity.)
Tracks	3 (Two through lines with a siding.)
Other information
Station code	HPL
Classification	DfT category D
History
Original company	Stockton and Hartlepool Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; British Rail (North Eastern Region);
Key dates
9 February 1841	Opened as Hartlepool West
February 1848	Renamed West Hartlepool
3 May 1880	Resited
26 April 1967	Renamed Hartlepool
Passengers
2018/19	0.629 million
2019/20	0.629 million
Interchange	1,619
2020/21	0.169 million
Interchange	232
2021/22	0.530 million
Interchange	774
2022/23	0.553 million
Interchange	1,390
Location
Location
	Hartlepool Location in County Durham, England
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hartlepool is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 18 miles 5 chains (29 km) south-east of Sunderland, serves the port town of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The Stockton and Hartlepool Railway, which connected the town of West Hartlepool with the Clarence Railway near Billingham, was opened for goods on 12 November 1839 and to passengers on 1 December 1839.^[1] A station named Hartlepool West was opened on 9 February 1841; this was renamed West Hartlepool in February 1848, and closed on 3 May 1880 when it was replaced by a new West Hartlepool station. This in turn was renamed Hartlepool on 26 April 1967,^[2] when West Hartlepool was merged with Hartlepool^[3] and following the complete closure of the former Hartlepool Dock & Railway station in the Headland, previously known as Hartlepool, in 1964.^[4]

The station has two platforms currently in use: a bi-directionally signalled through platform (the original down platform), used by almost all timetabled services and a south-facing bay platform (with only one weekly booked departure). The former up platform 3 has been disused since the footbridge linking the platforms was removed in the late 1990s. In August 2013 Grand Central proposed reopening the disused up platform as part of its track access application extension,^[5] although they never implemented this proposal. In September 2020, Tees Valley Combined Authority launched a £1.5 million study to investigate the feasibility of a similar scheme to reopen the former up platform so as to improve capacity through the station.^[6] In March 2022, it was announced that funding had been secured to bring the old platform back into use, with a new footbridge and lifts installed, by June 2023.^[7] It was planned that the new platform would open in the spring of 2024, after delays in the work to install the new lifts and bridge. Platform 3 was placed back into use in June 2024.^[8]

Between November 2009 and August 2010 (ahead of the town hosting the Tall Ships' Races), the station was extensively refurbished as part of a £4 million scheme to improve station facilities and integrate it into the new Hartlepool Interchange.^[9]^[10] The line through the station was also re-signalled in spring 2010 as part of the Durham Coast modernisation scheme, with the consequent loss of three manual signal boxes in and around the station.^[11] A new waiting room was also added to the station in 2011.

Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office, which is open from 07:30 to 18:30 Mondays through Saturdays (closed Sundays). A self-service ticket machine is also provided near the station entrance for use when the ticket office is closed and for collecting pre-paid tickets. Ticket barriers have been operation at the station since September 2017.^[12] Train running information is offered via automatic announcements, dot matrix display screens and timetable posters. There are toilets in the ticket office and a waiting room on the concourse, along with vending machines dispensing snacks and cold drinks. Step-free access is available from the entrance to the platforms.^[13]

Services

Grand Central

North Eastern & West Riding

					Bradford Interchange
					Low Moor
					Halifax
					Brighouse
					Mirfield
					Wakefield Kirkgate
					Pontefract Monkhill
					Doncaster
					Sunderland
					Hartlepool
					Eaglescliffe
					Northallerton
					Thirsk
					York

					Peterborough
					London King's Cross

A limited service operates from
Peterborough & Pontefract Monkhill.

As of the June 2021 timetable change, there are four trains per day heading south towards London King's Cross via York. Heading north towards Sunderland, there are five trains per day on weekdays, with four and three trains per day on Saturday and Sunday respectively.^[14]

Rolling stock used: Class 180 Adelante

Northern Trains

Northern Trains
Route 2

Durham Coast line

					Newcastle
					Heworth
					Sunderland
					Seaham
					Horden
					Hartlepool
					Seaton Carew
					Billingham
					Stockton
					Thornaby
					Middlesbrough

Most services extend to/from
Hexham or Nunthorpe.

As of the winter 2023 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Newcastle and Middlesbrough. Most trains continue to Hexham northbound (or Carlisle on Sunday) and Nunthorpe southbound. Two trains per day (three on Sunday) continue to Whitby. Two trains operate directly between Hartlepool and Darlington on Sundays.^[15]

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

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Seaton Carew		Northern Trains Durham Coast Line	Horden
Eaglescliffe		Grand Central North Eastern	Sunderland
	Historical railways
Seaton Carew Line and station open		London and North Eastern Railway Durham Coast Line	Hart Line open; station closed
Terminus		London and North Eastern Railway Hartlepool–Ferryhill	Hart Line and station closed
Terminus		London and North Eastern Railway Hartlepool–Sunderland via Haswell	Hart Line and station closed
Terminus		London and North Eastern Railway Hartlepool–West Hartlepool	Hartlepool (HD&R) Line and station closed

References

^ James, Leslie (November 1983). A Chronology of the Construction of Britain's Railways 1778-1855. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 29. ISBN 0-7110-1277-6. BE/1183.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 115, 245, 114. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Hartlepool — a brief History" Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, History.UK.com. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
^ Hoole, K. (1978). North Eastern Railway branch lines since 1925. Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. p. 114. ISBN 0711008299.
^ Grand Central hope to reinstate disused platform at Hartlepool Station
^ "Plans to re-develop Hartlepool railway station revealed | Hartlepool Borough Council". Hartlepool Borough Council. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "Hartlepool Station redevelopment secures £12m funding". BBC News. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ Brailsford, Martyn (September 2024). "Trackwatch". Modern Railways. Vol. 81, no. 912. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 91. ISSN 0026-8356.
^ "Transport hub opens in time for Hartlepool Tall Ships". BBC News. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^ "£4m transport interchange to be unveiled". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^ "Route Plans 9 - Route 9 - North East Routes - Connecting Local Communities" (PDF). London: Network Rail. March 2009. pp. 12, 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
^ "New Ticket Gates for Hartlepool | North East Coast Liners". North East Coastliners. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ Hartlepool Station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 3 February 2017
^ "Train times: North East and West Riding routes" (PDF). Grand Central. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ Table 41 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

Train times and station information for Hartlepool railway station from National Rail

[1] James, Leslie (November 1983). A Chronology of the Construction of Britain's Railways 1778-1855. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 29. ISBN 0-7110-1277-6. BE/1183.

[2] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 115, 245, 114. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[3] "Hartlepool — a brief History" Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, History.UK.com. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

[4] Hoole, K. (1978). North Eastern Railway branch lines since 1925. Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. p. 114. ISBN 0711008299.

[5] Grand Central hope to reinstate disused platform at Hartlepool Station

[6] "Plans to re-develop Hartlepool railway station revealed | Hartlepool Borough Council". Hartlepool Borough Council. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[7] "Hartlepool Station redevelopment secures £12m funding". BBC News. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[8] Brailsford, Martyn (September 2024). "Trackwatch". Modern Railways. Vol. 81, no. 912. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 91. ISSN 0026-8356.

[9] "Transport hub opens in time for Hartlepool Tall Ships". BBC News. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2011.

[10] "£4m transport interchange to be unveiled". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2011.

[11] "Route Plans 9 - Route 9 - North East Routes - Connecting Local Communities" (PDF). London: Network Rail. March 2009. pp. 12, 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.

[12] "New Ticket Gates for Hartlepool | North East Coast Liners". North East Coastliners. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[13] Hartlepool Station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 3 February 2017

[14] "Train times: North East and West Riding routes" (PDF). Grand Central. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[15] Table 41 National Rail timetable, December 2023

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Hartlepool railway station

History

Facilities

Services

Grand Central

Northern Trains

References

External links

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