General information | |||||
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Location | Chester-le-Street, County Durham England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°51′16″N 1°34′42″W / 54.8545355°N 1.5782541°W | ||||
Grid reference | NZ271512 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CLS | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | |||||
Key dates | |||||
1 December 1868 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.193 million | ||||
2020/21 | 31,274 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.149 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.118 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.153 million | ||||
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Chester-le-Street is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 8 miles 24 chains (8.3 miles; 13 kilometres) south of Newcastle, serves the market town of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.