Longbeck  | |||||
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| Location | Marske-by-the-Sea,Redcar and Cleveland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°35′22″N1°01′52″W / 54.5893375°N 1.0309929°W /54.5893375; -1.0309929 | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ627220 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | LGK | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | British Rail (Regional Railways) | ||||
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| 13 May 1985 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  49,594 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  10,634 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 40,116 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 43,938 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 53,094 | ||||
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Longbeck is a railway station on theTees Valley Line, which runs betweenBishop Auckland andSaltburn viaDarlington. The station, situated 10 miles 28 chains (16.7 km) east ofMiddlesbrough, serves the village ofMarske-by-the-Sea,Redcar and Cleveland inNorth Yorkshire, England. It is owned byNetwork Rail and managed byNorthern Trains.
The station was opened in May 1985 byBritish Rail.[1] The smallsignal box here supervises the junction and station area at nearbySaltburn and the freight line toBoulby as well as the adjacentlevel crossing.[2]
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Starting in 2006, Longbeck was mentioned within theTees Valley Metro scheme. This was a plan to upgrade theTees Valley Line and sections of theEsk Valley Line andDurham Coast Line to provide a faster and more frequent service across theNorth East of England. In the initial phases the services would have beenheavy rail mostly along existing alignments with new additional infrastructure and rollingstock. The later phase would have introducedtram-trains to allow street running and further heavy rail extensions.[3][4][5][6]
As part of the scheme, Longbeck station would have received improved service toDarlington (1–2 to 4 trains per hour) and new rollingstock.[3]
However, due to achange in government in 2010 and the2008 financial crisis, the project was ultimately shelved.[7] Several stations eventually got their improvements and there is a possibility of improved rollingstock and services in the future which may affect Longbeck.[8]
The station is unstaffed. A round of improvements made here in 2012 included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. Digital information screens have been installed, whilst the long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements; running information can also be obtained by telephone and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms.[9]
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As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by two trains per hour betweenSaltburn andDarlington viaMiddlesbrough, with one train per hour extending toBishop Auckland. An hourly service operates between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland on Sunday. All services are operated byNorthern Trains.[10]
Rolling stock used:Class 156Super Sprinter andClass 158Express Sprinter
Media related toLongbeck railway station at Wikimedia Commons| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Marske | Northern Trains Tees Valley Line | Redcar East | ||
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