Seaham railway station

Seaham National Rail
Location
Place Seaham
Local authority County Durham
Coordinates 54°50′13″N 1°20′28″W / 54.837°N 1.341°W / 54.837; -1.341Coordinates: 54°50′13″N 1°20′28″W / 54.837°N 1.341°W / 54.837; -1.341
Grid reference NZ420495
Operations
Station code SEA
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 121,702
2011/12 Increase 121,844
2012/13 Increase 123,440
2013/14 Decrease 120,199
2014/15 Increase 124,252
History
Original company Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway (UK)
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
2 July 1855 Opened as Seaham Colliery
1 March 1925 Renamed Seaham
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Seaham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Seaham railway station serves the town of Seaham in County Durham, England. The station is located on the Durham Coast Line and is operated by Northern, which provides all of its passenger services.

The station facilities have recently been improved and include new fully lit waiting shelters and CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) was renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded announcements.

The first rail route into the town (the Seaham & Sunderland Railway) was built as a means of exporting coal from nearby collieries owned by the Marquess of Londonderry. Completed in 1854, it ran from a station near the harbour to Ryhope Grange near Sunderland, where it joined the North Eastern Railway. The station was opened on 2 July 1855 and was originally named Seaham Colliery.[1] The NER eventually purchased the line in 1900 and then opened a line southwards along the coast to West Hartlepool on 1 April 1905[2] to create a new coastal route between Sunderland, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough. A new through station was constructed at the same time and it is this that remains in use, the original Seaham Harbour terminus having closed to passengers on 11 September 1939.[2] On 1 March 1925 the original Seaham station was renamed Seaham Harbour, and Seaham Colliery renamed Seaham.[1]

Services

Northbound, an hourly service is provided to Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne (journey time approximately 35 minutes). One additional service is provided during morning peak time. Most services continue along the Tyne Valley Line to MetroCentre and Hexham.[3]

Southbound, trains follow a similar pattern with an hourly service to Hartlepool and Middlesbrough (journey time approximately 45 minutes). Two additional services run at peak times. Most services continue beyond Middlesbrough to Nunthorpe.

Trains are also hourly on Sundays, generally running between Middlesbrough and MetroCentre, though the first services are not until mid-morning. During the summer, there is usually a morning through service from Newcastle to Whitby with an evening return working, allowing day trippers around five hours at the Yorkshire coastal resort.

Grand Central Railway services between Sunderland and London King's Cross use the line through Seaham but do not call there.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 207
  2. 1 2 Body 1988, p. 150
  3. ↑ GB National Rail Timetable May 2016 Edition, Table 44 (Network Rail)

References

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern
Durham Coast Line


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