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Place
  
Park End

Station code
  
JCH

2014/15
  
23,176

Number of platforms
  
1

Grid reference
  
NZ512177

Managed by
  
Northern

2015/16
  
31,578

Local authority
  
Middlesbrough

James Cook railway station

Address
  
Middlesbrough TS3 7NF, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Gypsy Lane railway st, Commondale railway station, Kildale railway station, Great Ayton railway st, Nunthorpe railway station

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James Cook railway station (also referred to as James Cook University Hospital railway station) is a station that serves the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It also serves the surrounding areas of Park End, Berwick Hills and the nearby Middlesbrough Sports Village.

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It is located on the Esk Valley Line approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south east of Middlesbrough railway station and is operated by Northern who provide all of the station's passenger services.

The 113 metre long single platform station includes a fully lit waiting shelter with seating, CCTV coverage and passenger information via an electronic screen and public address announcements.

James cook railway station panorama


History

Plans for the building of a station at the hospital had been discussed for some 25 years, including as part of the Tees Valley Metro project. The station was finally given the green light by Middlesbrough Council's planning committee in January 2013 and construction work started in January 2014. The station cost £2.2 million to build and opened to the public on 18 May 2014. The station was officially opened on 18 July 2014 by the then Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer.

According to the Office of Rail and Road statistics, there were 31,578 total entries and exits at the station in the 2015-16 period.

Services

Monday to Saturday: The service is made up of the following elements: -

  • The Esk Valley service between Middlesbrough and Whitby (4 trains each way per day)
  • Eleven trains each way between Nunthorpe and Newcastle via Middlesbrough & Sunderland
  • Two each way between Darlington and Nunthorpe
  • Sundays:

  • The Esk Valley Middlesbrough - Whitby service runs for approximately 32 weeks from late March to early November. Four trains each way operate.
  • References

    James Cook railway station Wikipedia