Shildon railway station

Not to be confused with Shilton railway station.

Shildon
General information
Location	Shildon, County Durham England
Coordinates	54°37′34″N 1°38′12″W
Grid reference	NZ235257
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SHD
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Stockton and Darlington Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
27 September 1825	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	65,168
2020/21	19,362
2021/22	56,818
2022/23	56,968
2023/24	54,624
Location Shildon Location in County Durham, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shildon is a railway station serving the town of Shildon in County Durham, England on the Tees Valley Line, between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 9 miles 8 chains (14.6 km) north-west of Darlington,[1] It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The original station was constructed by Timothy Hackworth. It opened on 27 September 1825, under the Stockton and Darlington Railway.[2]

Facilities

Station facilities here have been improved as part of the Tees Valley Metro project. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, digital CIS displays, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV.[3] The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.

The station is unstaffed and all tickets must be purchased from the ticket vending machine on the platform prior to travel.[4] Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps, which were added in 2003 when the station was rebuilt in conjunction with the construction of the Shildon Locomotion Museum, sited alongside it on land formerly occupied by the sidings of the Shildon railway works.

The grade II listed[5] manual signal box here controls the immediate station area (including the siding connections into the museum), along with the single track section through Shildon tunnel to the west and terminus at Bishop Auckland. Bishop Auckland is the junction with the now privately owned and operated Weardale Railway to Stanhope.

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 an hourly service between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland via Darlington. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[6]

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

References

1. Kelman, Leanne (2020). Railway track diagrams, books 2 - eastern (5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 44B. ISBN 978-1-9996271-3-3.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 210. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. "Report of meeting with Steve Payne, Tees Valley Unlimited" North East Coastliners news article 29 June 2015; Retrieved 17 February 2017
4. Shildon station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 16 February 2017
5. Historic England. "Shildon Signal Box (1390827)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
6. "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Newton Aycliffe		Northern Trains Tees Valley Line		Bishop Auckland
	Historical railways
Aycliffe Lane		North Eastern Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway		South Church
				West Auckland
	Historical railways
Simpasture		North Eastern Railway Clarence Railway (Simpasture Branch)		Terminus
Stillington		North Eastern Railway Clarence Railway		Terminus