Newton Aycliffe | |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Newton Aycliffe, County Durham |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.6137°N -1.5897°W |
Map Type: | United Kingdom County Durham |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Owned: | Network Rail |
Manager: | Northern Trains |
Platforms: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Code: | NAY |
Classification: | DfT category F1 |
Original: | British Rail (Eastern Region) |
Years: | 9 January 1978 |
Events: | Opened |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Newton Aycliffe is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 7miles north-west of Darlington, serves the town of Newton Aycliffe in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
The station is located on the original alignment of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, where it junctioned with the Clarence Railway at what was then known as Simpasture Junction.
The station is a relatively recent addition, having only opened by British Rail on 9 January 1978.[1]
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. In 2018, Arriva Rail North installed a ticket machine. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.[2]
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.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter