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South Bank railway station (England)

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South Bank is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 2 miles 40 chains (4 km) east of Middlesbrough, serves the town of South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

South Bank
National Rail
General information
LocationSouth Bank, Redcar and Cleveland
England
Coordinates54°35′02″N 1°10′35″W / 54.5840107°N 1.1762715°W / 54.5840107; -1.1762715
Grid referenceNZ532212
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSBK
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 May 1882Opened
23 July 1984Resited a short distance to the west
Passengers
2019/20Increase 27,624
2020/21Decrease 11,296
2021/22Increase 30,198
2022/23Increase 33,636
2023/24Increase 38,302
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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The first station, initially named Eston, was built in 1853 by the Middlesbrough and Redcar Railway. On 1 May 1882, this was replaced by an island platform by the North Eastern Railway, to serve the growing town of South Bank. Ironically, this was located on the same site as the present station.

The 1882 station was closed on the same day that its replacement opened. It survived intact, but derelict for many years thereafter. It has since been demolished to allow the down (eastbound) line through the site to be realigned.[1]

In July 1984, British Rail opened the current station to the west, as the previous station was inconveniently sited in a heavily industrialised area, and in the way of a planned new dockside access road.[2]

The closure of the earlier station was closely followed by nearby Cargo Fleet on 22 January 1990,[3] and Grangetown on 25 November 1991.[4][5]

In October 2024 part of the station was closed due to the footbridge becoming unsafe for passengers, resulting in Saltburn-bound trains (eastbound) not stopping at South Bank.[6] Replacement buses have been laid on to accommodate passengers to and from the station.[7]

Tees Valley Metro

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Transit diagram showcasing all discussed or mentioned ideas for the Tees Valley Metro.

Starting in 2006, South Bank was mentioned within the Tees Valley Metro scheme. This was a plan to upgrade the Tees Valley Line and sections of the Esk Valley Line and Durham Coast Line to provide a faster and more frequent service across the North East of England. In the initial phases the services would have been heavy rail mostly along existing alignments with new additional infrastructure and rollingstock. The later phase would have introduced tram-trains to allow street running and further heavy rail extensions.[8][9][10][11]

As part of the scheme, South Bank station would have received improved service to Darlington (1–2 to 4 trains per hour) and new rollingstock.[8]

However, due to a change in government in 2010 and the 2008 financial crisis, the project was ultimately shelved.[12] Several stations eventually got their improvements and there is a possibility of improved rollingstock and services in the future which may affect South Bank.[13]

Facilities

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Station facilities here have recently been improved as part of the Tees Valley Metro project. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.

The station usage estimates of 2014 and 2015 also make note of the fact that the service improvement has increased the patronage substantially enough to be in the top ten most percentage increase of passenger numbers across the whole of the United Kingdom.[14][15]

Services

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Northern Trains
Route 3
Tees Valley line
 
 Bishop Auckland      
 
 
 Shildon
 
 Newton Aycliffe
 
 Heighington
 
 North Road
 
 Darlington
 
 Dinsdale
 
 Allens West
 
 Eaglescliffe
 
 Thornaby
 
 Middlesbrough
 
 South Bank
 
 Redcar Central
 
 Redcar East
 
 Longbeck
 
 Marske
 
 Saltburn

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland via Darlington. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[16]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Redcar Central   Northern Trains
Tees Valley Line 		  Middlesbrough
  Historical railways  
Grangetown   London and North Eastern Railway
Tees Valley Line 		  Cargo Fleet

References

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  1. ^ Disused Stations – South Bank www.disused-stations.org.uk; Retrieved 26 July 2013
  2. ^ Brown, Murray (1985). Jane's railway year (4 ed.). London: Jane's Publishing. p. 83. ISBN 0-7106-0338-X.
  3. ^ Disused Stations – Cargo Fleet; Retrieved 2 December 2013
  4. ^ Hunt, J – article in RAIL Magazine Issue 610, (January 2009) pp 47–49
  5. ^ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Reduced service at South Bank expected until at least Thursday 31 October". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ Johnston, Howard (20 November 2024). "Regional news - South Bank". Rail Magazine. No. 1, 021. Peterborough: Bauer Media. p. 24. ISSN 0953-4563.
  8. ^ a b Tees valley Unlimited (18 May 2010). "Tees Valley Metro: Phase 1 - Project Summary" (PDF). Stockton-on-Tess Borough Council.
  9. ^ Tees Valley Unlimited (April 2011). "Connecting the Tees Valley - Statement of Transport Ambition" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  10. ^ LOWES, RON; PARKER, IAN (18 September 2007). "Executive Report - Tees Valley Metro" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Metro system hope for Tees Valley". 9 November 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  12. ^ "When the Tees Valley was set to get its own £220m metro system and what went wrong". The Northern Echo. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Tees Valley authority unanimously backs £1bn transport plan". BBC News. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ^ Robson, Dave (16 December 2015). "Guess which Teesside Railway station is in the UK top ten for highest passenger percentage increase". Gazette Live. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Estimates of station usage" (PDF). ORR. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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