Marske railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Location
	Marske Location in North Yorkshire, England

Marske
Marske
General information
Location	Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland; England
Coordinates	54°35′15″N 1°01′10″W / 54.5873806°N 1.0195165°W
Grid reference	NZ634218
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	MSK
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; British Rail (North Eastern Region);
Key dates
19 August 1861	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	64,550
2020/21	13,378
2021/22	44,406
2022/23	50,050
2023/24	56,524
Location
Location
	Marske Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Marske is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 10 miles 65 chains (17.4 km) east of Middlesbrough, serves the village of Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The railway station is the oldest in the village of Marske-by-the-Sea having opened with the line in 1861.^[1] The other station, Longbeck, was opened in 1985.^[2] The station was also mentioned in George Bradshaw's 1863 railway guide. the station is 25 miles (40 km) east of Darlington, 15 miles 65 chains (25.4 km) east of Middlesbrough, and just under 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Saltburn.^[3]

The station has slightly staggered platforms, and lost its goods facilities in April 1965, and became an unstaffed halt in February 1970.^[4]^[5]

Tees Valley Metro

Starting in 2006, Marske 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.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

As part of the scheme, Markse station would have received improved service to Darlington and Saltburn (1–2 to 4 trains per hour) and new rollingstock.^[6]

However, due to a change in government in 2010 and the 2008 financial crisis, the project was ultimately shelved.^[10] Several stations eventually got their improvements and there is a possibility of improved rollingstock and services in the future which may affect Marske.^[11]

Facilities

Station facilities here have been improved. 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.

Services

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 two trains per hour between Saltburn and Darlington via Middlesbrough, with one train per hour extending to Bishop Auckland. An hourly service operates between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland on Sunday. All services are operated by Northern Trains.^[12]

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

References

^ Hoole, Kenneth (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 176. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
^ Shannon, Paul (2023). Branch Line Britain. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-39908-990-6.
^ Kelman, Leanne (2020). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2: Eastern (5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 48. ISBN 978-1-9996271-3-3.
^ Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Eastern Region volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 119. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
^ Chapman, Stephen (2007). Railway Memories No. 18 Cleveland and Whitby. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 62. ISBN 9781871233186.
^ ^a ^b Tees valley Unlimited (18 May 2010). "Tees Valley Metro: Phase 1 - Project Summary" (PDF). Stockton-on-Tess Borough Council.
^ Tees Valley Unlimited (April 2011). "Connecting the Tees Valley - Statement of Transport Ambition" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ LOWES, RON; PARKER, IAN (18 September 2007). "Executive Report - Tees Valley Metro" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "Metro system hope for Tees Valley". 9 November 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Tees Valley authority unanimously backs £1bn transport plan". BBC News. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

Media related to Marske railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Train times and station information for Marske railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Saltburn		Northern Trains Tees Valley Line		Longbeck

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[1] Hoole, Kenneth (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 176. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.

[2] Shannon, Paul (2023). Branch Line Britain. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-39908-990-6.

[3] Kelman, Leanne (2020). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2: Eastern (5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 48. ISBN 978-1-9996271-3-3.

[4] Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Eastern Region volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 119. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.

[5] Chapman, Stephen (2007). Railway Memories No. 18 Cleveland and Whitby. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 62. ISBN 9781871233186.

[:4-6] Tees valley Unlimited (18 May 2010). "Tees Valley Metro: Phase 1 - Project Summary" (PDF). Stockton-on-Tess Borough Council.

[:9-7] Tees Valley Unlimited (April 2011). "Connecting the Tees Valley - Statement of Transport Ambition" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[:8-8] LOWES, RON; PARKER, IAN (18 September 2007). "Executive Report - Tees Valley Metro" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[9] "Metro system hope for Tees Valley". 9 November 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[:1-10] "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.

[:0-11] "Tees Valley authority unanimously backs £1bn transport plan". BBC News. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[12] "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[North_Yorkshire-13] Stations in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees are considered part of North East England, while stations in the unitary areas of York and North Yorkshire are considered part of Yorkshire and the Humber.

[14] Stations in North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire are considered part of Yorkshire and the Humber, while all other stations are considered part of the East Midlands.

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