Marton railway station

Marton
Marton railway station July 2014
Location
Place	Marton
Local authority	Redcar and Cleveland
Coordinates	54°32′39″N 1°11′55″W / 54.5443°N 1.1985°WCoordinates: 54°32′39″N 1°11′55″W / 54.5443°N 1.1985°W
Grid reference	NZ519168
Operations
Station code	MTO
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	9,804
2011/12	9,130
2012/13	9,862
2013/14	10,576
2014/15	10,568
History
Original company	Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
25 February 1854	Opened as Ormesby
17 May 1982	Renamed Marton
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Marton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Marton railway station (formerly Ormesby railway station) is located on the outskirts and serves the suburb of Marton, Middlesbrough, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The station is part of the Esk Valley Line and is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south east of Middlesbrough railway station. Being just within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, it can be accessed from the B1380 (Ladgate Lane), between Stewart Park and Ormesby Hall. It is operated by Northern who provide all of the station's passenger services.

The station is served by up to sixteen trains per day (four on a Sunday during the spring/summer timetable).^[1]

Station facilities were upgraded in 2012 as part of the Tees Valley Metro project.^[2] The package for the station included a new fully lit waiting shelter, 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.

A passenger information screen with details of train times was installed at the station in March 2016.

The station has a limited number of car parking spaces.

History

Marton station before it was upgraded in 2012.

Ormesby was one of the original railway stations on the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway. It was opened on 25 February 1854,^[3] serving the village of Ormesby.

Originally named Ormesby, the station was renamed Marton on 17 May 1982.^[4]

The nearby James Cook railway station to serve the James Cook University Hospital was opened on 18 May 2014.^[5]

Services

Monday to Saturday: The service is made up of the following elements: -

• The Esk Valley service between Middlesbrough and Whitby (4 trains each way per day)
• Eleven trains each way between Nunthorpe and Newcastle via Middlesbrough & Sunderland
• Two each way between Darlington and Nunthorpe

Sundays:

• The Esk Valley Middlesbrough - Whitby service runs for approximately 32 weeks from the end of March to early November. Four trains each way operate.^[6]

References

1. "Esk Valley Railway : Northern Rail Timetable". Esk Valley Railway Development Company. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
2. "Railway station for Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital". BBC Tees News. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 178. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. Butt 1995, pp. 156, 178
5. "Middlesbrough James Cook Hospital railway station opens". BBC Tees News. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
6. "Esk Valley Railway : Northern Rail Timetable". Esk Valley Railway Development Company. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

• 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

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
James Cook		Northern Esk Valley Line		Gypsy Lane
	Disused railways
Middlesbrough		Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway		Nunthorpe