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| Location | Marton, Middlesbrough England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°32′40″N 1°11′55″W / 54.5443422°N 1.1985283°W | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | NZ519168 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MTO | ||||||||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Original company | Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway | ||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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| 25 February 1854 | Opened as Ormesby | ||||||||||
| 17 May 1982 | Renamed Marton | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018/19 |  14,774 | ||||||||||
| 2019/20 | 25,808 | ||||||||||
| 2020/21 |  5,294 | ||||||||||
| 2021/22 | 19,638 | ||||||||||
| 2022/23 | 22,178 | ||||||||||
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  Marton Location in North Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |||||||||||
Marton is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 2 miles 79 chains (4.8 km) south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the suburbs of Marton, Middlesbrough and Ormesby, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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History
The station was opened as Ormesby on 25 February 1854 by the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway.[1] It was renamed Marton by British Rail on 17 May 1982.[2]
The nearby station, James Cook, was opened on 18 May 2014, and serves James Cook University Hospital.[3]
Facilities
Station facilities were upgraded in 2012 as part of the Tees Valley Metro project.[4] The package for the station included a new fully lit waiting shelter, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. A long-line public address system (PA) was also installed, with pre-recorded train announcements.
A passenger information screen with details of train times was installed at the station in March 2016. A ticket machine was installed at the station in 2019. The station has a limited number of car parking spaces.
Services
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Following the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe, with two trains per day (excluding Sunday) continuing to Battersby, and six per day (four on Sunday) continuing to Whitby. Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[5]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 178. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 156, 178
- ^ "Middlesbrough James Cook Hospital railway station opens". BBC Tees News. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Railway station for Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital". BBC Tees News. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
Sources
- Suggitt, G. (2005). Lost Railways of North & East Yorkshire. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-918-3.
External links
Media related to Marton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Marton railway station (North Yorkshire) from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| James Cook | Northern Trains Esk Valley Line |
Gypsy Lane | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Middlesbrough | North Eastern Railway Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway |
Nunthorpe | ||
This page was last edited on 14 December 2023, at 12:05