Newton Aycliffe  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Newton Aycliffe,County Durham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°36′49″N1°35′23″W / 54.6137390°N 1.5897097°W /54.6137390; -1.5897097 | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ265243 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | NAY | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | British Rail (Eastern Region) | ||||
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| 9 January 1978 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  83,104 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  27,536 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 74,760 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 85,142 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 77,578 | ||||
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Newton Aycliffe is a railway station on theTees Valley Line, which runs betweenBishop Auckland andSaltburn viaDarlington. The station, situated 7 miles 4 chains (11.3 km) north-west of Darlington, serves the town ofNewton Aycliffe inCounty Durham, England. It is owned byNetwork Rail and managed byNorthern Trains.
The station is located on the original alignment of theStockton and Darlington Railway, where it junctioned with theClarence Railway at what was then known asSimpasture Junction.
The station is a relatively recent addition, having only opened byBritish Rail on 9 January 1978.[1]
Station facilities here have been improved as part of the Tees Valley Metro project. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, digital CIS displays, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. In 2018,Arriva Rail North installed a ticket machine. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements.[2]
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As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service betweenSaltburn andBishop Auckland viaDarlington. All services are operated byNorthern Trains.[3]
Rolling stock used:Class 156Super Sprinter andClass 158Express Sprinter
Media related toNewton Aycliffe railway station at Wikimedia Commons| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Heighington | Northern Trains Tees Valley Line | Shildon | ||
