Yarm railway station

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History

The station was originally opened by the Leeds Northern Railway on 25 May 1852. It was closed by British Rail on 4 January 1960.[1] The former station building is still in place today, and is situated on the north side of Yarm Viaduct, in Egglescliffe, County Durham.[2]

The imposing red brick structure consists of 43 arches, and spans a total of Script error: No such module "convert". over the River Tees. The viaduct was designed a Grade II listed structure on 23 June 1966.[3]

The current station was opened by Railtrack on 19 February 1996, and is located Script error: No such module "convert". south of the former.[4][1]

Facilities

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The station entrance from Green Lane, photographed in July 2006

The station is unstaffed, but a self-service ticket machine is available, which allows intending passengers to buy tickets before boarding or collect advance purchase/pre-paid tickets. The machine is located on platform 1 (bound for York/Manchester Piccadilly). There are waiting shelters, a customer help point, timetable posters and real-time information displays on both platforms. There is also a large free car park.

Both platforms have step-free access, and can be accessed by ramps from the road bridge on Green Lane.[5]

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Redcar Central and Manchester Airport via York.[6]

Weekday and Saturday Services run every hour in both directions (roughly xx:18 each hour towards Redcar Central and xx:35 towards Manchester). Sunday services run to a similar pattern on a Sunday albeit with a later start. Three trains each day extend to/from Redcar to Saltburn.

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