Place Hartlepool Station code HPL DfT category D Number of platforms 2 Original company Clarence Railway | Grid reference NZ512327 Managed by Northern 2011/12 0.523 million | |
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Address Hartlepool TS24 7EN, United Kingdom Similar Billingham railway station, Stockton railway station, Thornaby railway station, Seaton Carew railway st, Eaglescliffe railway station | ||
Hartlepool railway station 23 oct 2013
Hartlepool railway station serves the town of Hartlepool in County Durham, North East England. It is a through station on the Durham Coast Line 17 miles (27 km) between Newcastle and Middlesbrough and is one two stations on the line within the Borough of Hartlepool, the other being Seaton Carew.
Contents
- Hartlepool railway station 23 oct 2013
- History
- Facilities
- Northern
- Grand Central
- The Interchange
- Services
- References
Northern manages the station and is the primary train operator, providing regional services along the Durham Coast route and beyond to Newcastle and Hexham in the north, and Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe in the south. Intercity Grand Central services between Sunderland and London King's Cross also call at the station.
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 in the same year. 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, when West Hartlepool was merged with Hartlepool.
The station has two platforms currently in use: the old northbound platform (now bi-directionally signalled & used by almost all timetabled services) and a south-facing bay platform (available but has only one service per week booked to depart from it). Platform 3, originally used for southbound trains, has been disused for over 20 years. The footbridge linking the platforms was removed in the late 1990s. In August 2013 as part of its track access application extension, Grand Central proposed reinstating platform 3.
As of March 2008 the station is undergoing extensive refurbishment to include a brand new transport interchange for Hartlepool, and also improvements to the current station facilities. It was also re-signalled in the spring of 2010 as part of the Durham Coast modernisation scheme, with the consequent loss of three manual signal boxes in & around the station.
Facilities
The station has a staffed ticket office, which is open from 07:25 to 18:00 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. Train running information is offered via automatic announcements, digital display screens and timetable posters. There are toilets 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.
Northern
From Monday to Saturday Hartlepool is served by hourly trains in each direction. Southbound services run to Middlesbrough via Seaton Carew, Billingham, Stockton and Thornaby, with some journeys extending to Nunthorpe. Northbound services run to Newcastle, calling at Seaham, Sunderland and Heworth, with some continuing to MetroCentre, Hexham and Carlisle.
The frequency of services is also hourly on Sundays between Middlesbrough and MetroCentre only. Two additional southbound services run to Darlington, running directly from Stockton onto Eaglescliffe, Allens West and Dinsdale. One of these journeys calls additionally at Teesside Airport. A new waiting room was added to the station in 2011.
Grand Central
There are five open access Grand Central services per day in each direction. Northbound trains provide services to Sunderland, running directly without calling at Seaham. Southbound services call at Eaglescliffe, Northallerton, Thirsk, and York, before terminating at London King's Cross.
The Interchange
From November 2009, extensive work was carried out on Hartlepool station. This included the new Interchange, for buses, taxis and trains to be together. The station roof was totally renewed, and new information screens were put in place. The work was finished for the Tall Ships' Races in August 2010 at a cost of £4m and was originally used for park and ride services terminating in the town for the event. Hartlepool Interchange was opened to bus and coach services from 11 August 2010 and built on the site of the old bus station that was demolished in the 1990s for the A179 bridge over the railway line.
Services
The Interchange was used by Arriva North East and Go North East as a terminus. However, not all services in the town serve the Interchange, with the majority of Stagecoach in Hartlepool services, Arriva North East's 24 service and Go North East's X5 and X6 services preferring to serve the stops in the town and at the nearby Marina. From 28 October 2012, following a change to the service network, Arriva services serving Hartlepool no longer terminated at the Interchange, with the 23 terminating on Victoria Road and the 24 terminating at the Marina, replicating Go North East's X5 and X6 services, while new service 57A would terminate on Victoria Road in the town centre. This leaves just two Scarlet Band services plus National Express coaches serving the Interchange.
Buses from Hartlepool Interchange go to Durham and Peterlee with National Express coach services running to Leeds, London and York.
The bus services that use Hartlepool Interchange and its Stand Letter are:
(Places in bold are where services terminate)
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