Darlington railway station

Darlington
National Rail
Station concourse and platforms
General information
LocationDarlington, County Durham,
England
Coordinates54°31′15″N 1°32′48″W / 54.5207294°N 1.5466938°W / 54.5207294; -1.5466938
Grid referenceNZ294140
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byLondon North Eastern Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeDAR
ClassificationDfT category B
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
31 March 1841Opened as Darlington
1 October 1868Renamed Darlington Bank Top
1 July 1887Resited
1 September 1934Renamed Darlington
2025Increase from four to six platforms
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 2.388 million
 Interchange Increase 0.471 million
2020/21Decrease 0.538 million
 Interchange Decrease 86,795
2021/22Increase 2.075 million
 Interchange Increase 0.361 million
2022/23Increase 2.220 million
 Interchange Increase 0.472 million
2023/24Increase 2.350 million
 Interchange Increase 0.486 million
Listed Building – Grade II*
FeatureOriginal North Eastern Railway station building
Designated6 September 1977
Reference no.1310079[1]
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Darlington railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line, serving the town of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is 232 miles 50 chains (232.63 miles; 374.37 kilometres) north of London King's Cross. It is situated between Northallerton to the south and Durham to the north. Its three-letter station code is DAR.

The station is well served, since it is an important stop for main line services, with trains operated by London North Eastern Railway, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express; it is also the interchange for Northern Trains services to Bishop Auckland, Middlesbrough and Saltburn. Darlington is the location of the first commercial steam railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The station building is a Grade II* listed[1] Victorian structure and winner of the Large Station of the Year award in 2005.[2]

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Bank Top Railway Station (Main Building) (1310079)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ "It's a hat-trick for award-winning GNER". Great North Eastern Railway. 2 September 2005.