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Yarm railway station

Yarm
General information
Location	Yarm, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees England
Coordinates	54°29′38″N 1°21′05″W / 54.4937626°N 1.3514668°W / 54.4937626; -1.3514668
Grid reference	NZ420111
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	TransPennine Express
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	YRM
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Leeds Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
25 May 1852	Opened
4 January 1960	Closed
19 February 1996	Resited and reopened
Passengers
2018/19	0.140 million
2019/20	0.143 million
2020/21	26,302
2021/22	0.103 million
2022/23	98,818
Location Yarm Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Yarm is a railway station on the Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Line, which connects the East Coast Main Line and Tees Valley Line. The station, situated 12 miles 7 chains (19 km) north-east of Northallerton, serves the market townofYarm, Borough of Stockton-on-TeesinNorth Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by TransPennine Express.

History[edit]

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 County Durham.

The imposing red brick structure consists of 43 arches, and spans a total of 690 metres (2,260 ft) over the River Tees. The viaduct was designed a Grade II listed structure on 23 June 1966.^[2]

The current station was opened by Railtrack on 19 February 1996, and is located 1+1⁄8 miles (1.8 km) south of the former.^[3][1]

Facilities[edit]

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.^[4]

Services[edit]

As of the December 2022 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Saltburn and Manchester Airport via York.^[5]

From Monday to Saturday, as of the August 2023 timetable, trains can run for up to every hour in each direction. Sunday services can range from every 2-3 hours in each direction.

Monday to Saturday services starts at 6.35 (bound for Manchester Airport) and ends at around 22-23.40 (bound for York), Sunday services however, start around 9.00 (bound for Saltburn) and end at around 19.35 (bound for York).

Rolling stock used: Class 185 Desiro

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External links[edit]

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Northallerton		TransPennine Express North TransPennine		Thornaby
	Historical railways
Picton Line open; station closed		North Eastern Railway Stockton–Whitby via Picton		Eaglescliffe Line and station open