Stockton railway station (County Durham)

Stockton
General information
Location	Stockton-on-Tees, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees England
Coordinates	54°34′12″N 1°19′05″W / 54.5698740°N 1.3181700°W / 54.5698740; -1.3181700
Grid reference	NZ441196
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	STK
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Leeds Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
2 June 1852	Opened as Stockton-on-Tees
1852/53	Renamed North Stockton
1 November 1892	Renamed Stockton-on-Tees
1985	Renamed Stockton
Passengers
2018/19	83,050
2019/20	88,272
2020/21	26,174
2021/22	78,162
2022/23	84,768
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station Thornaby towards Middlesbrough Durham Coast Line Billingham towards Newcastle via Hartlepool
Location Stockton Location in County Durham, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stockton is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 5 miles 45 chains (9.0 km) west of Middlesbrough, serves the market town of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Thornaby railway station (known as "South Stockton" until 1892), across the River Tees from Stockton-on-Tees provides a wider range of services and acts as the main railway station for most of Stockton-on-Tees. This station originally had a roof but it was removed in 1979 due to being in a bad state of repair and it has not been replaced since (the same work also saw the removal of redundant track & platforms). The other main buildings are also no longer in rail use, having been converted into apartments.

Station facilities here have been improved and included new fully lit waiting shelters, digital information screens and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements. A fully accessible footbridge has also been built to provide step-free access to both platforms.^[1] There are however no ticket facilities here (the station being unmanned), so all tickets have to be bought prior to travel or on the train.

Grand Central services between Sunderland and London King's Cross pass through the station but do not stop here.