Hartlepool railway station

This article is about the current station in central Hartlepool (formerly West Hartlepool). For the former station in Headland, Hartlepool, see Hartlepool railway station (Hartlepool Dock & Railway).

Hartlepool
National Rail
General information
LocationHartlepool, Borough of Hartlepool
England
Coordinates54°41′13″N 1°12′28″W / 54.6868261°N 1.2078320°W / 54.6868261; -1.2078320
Grid referenceNZ512327
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2 (Platforms 1 and 2 are an island platform and Platform 3 is its own entity.)
Tracks3 (Two through lines with a siding.)
Other information
Station codeHPL
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companyStockton and Hartlepool Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
9 February 1841Opened as Hartlepool West
February 1848Renamed West Hartlepool
3 May 1880Resited
26 April 1967Renamed Hartlepool
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.629 million
2019/20Steady 0.629 million
 Interchange 1,619
2020/21Decrease 0.169 million
 Interchange Decrease 232
2021/22Increase 0.530 million
 Interchange Increase 774
2022/23Increase 0.553 million
 Interchange Increase 1,390
Location
Hartlepool is located in County Durham
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Location in County Durham, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hartlepool is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 18 miles 5 chains (29 km) south-east of Sunderland, serves the port town of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.