Seaton Carew railway station


Seaton Carew railway station serves the village of Seaton Carew, within the borough of Hartlepool and in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The railway station is located on the Durham Coast Line north of and is operated by Northern Trains, who provide all of the station's passenger services. It was opened in 1841 by the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway.

Facilities

The station is unmanned and has no permanent buildings. As with other stations on this line, new fully lit waiting shelters, digital information screens and CCTV cameras have been installed, whilst the long-line Public Address system has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements. Tickets can only be bought on board the train, as there is no ticket provision of any kind here. Two Harrington Humps have been installed at the station to raise platform heights at specific points on the platforms and so improve access to trains. Step-free access is also available to each platform via ramps from the nearby road.
In 2009 the station underwent maintenance work to re-develop the station and its looks. The station has already seen the cutting down of trees to allow more natural light.

Services

There is an hourly service from the station in each direction, northbound to Sunderland and Newcastle and southbound to Middlesbrough. Many northbound trains continue to Hexham, whilst most southbound trains are extended through to Nunthorpe and a few to.
On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction between Nunthorpe/Middlesbrough & Newcastle, and two additional direct services each way between Hartlepool & Darlington. These use the direct line between Hartburn Jcn & Stockton Cut Jcn, avoiding Middlesbrough.