Allens West railway station
Allens West is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 8 miles 9 chains (8.11 mi; 13.1 km) east of Darlington, serves the village of Eaglescliffe, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Eaglescliffe, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°31′28″N 1°21′42″W / 54.5245570°N 1.3616516°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ413145 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | ALW | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | |||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 October 1943 | Opened as Urlay Nook Halt | ||||
| 22 May 1944 | Renamed Allens West Halt | ||||
| 4 October 1971 | Renamed Allens West | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 | 65,136 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 66,766 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 16,258 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 58,750 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 73,166 | ||||
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History edit
Opened by the London and North Eastern Railway during the Second World War as an unadvertised station to serve a nearby Royal Navy stores depot. The station then passed on to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
Following the construction of new housing in the area, the station became an advertised public station on 3 October 1971.[1] When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the privatisation of British Rail.
In autumn 2013, the station's level crossing was upgraded by Network Rail. The half barriers were replaced with full barriers, after several reports of "near misses" with pedestrians avoiding the lowered barriers and crossing the tracks in front of approaching trains.[2][3][4]
Facilities edit
The station is unmanned and has no permanent buildings other than standard waiting shelters on each platform. Ticket Machines are now available on each platform but you can still purchase a ticket on the train. Facilities here were improved in April 2013. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage, digital CIS displays and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements. Train running information can be obtained via the public payphone on platform 2 and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the nearby level crossing.[5]
Services edit
As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by two trains per hour between Saltburn and Darlington via Middlesbrough, with one train per hour extending to Bishop Auckland. An hourly service operates between Saltburn and Bishop Auckland on Sunday. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[6]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
| Preceding station | Northern | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinsdale towards Darlington or Bishop Auckland | Tees Valley Line | Eaglescliffe towards Saltburn | ||
References edit
- ^ Croughton, Godfrey (1982). Private and untimetabled railway stations: halts and stopping places. R. W. Kidner, Alan Young, Transport Ticket Society. Trowbridge, Wilts.: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-281-1. OCLC 10507501.
- ^ Blackburn, Mike (20 November 2013). "Level crossing at Allens West being upgraded after two near-misses with children". TeessideLive. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Webber, Chris (20 November 2013). "Level crossing at Allens West to have safety improvements after two near misses". Northern Echo. from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Level crossing improvement at Allen's West". Network Rail. 21 November 2013. from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Station facilities for Allens West (ALW)". National Rail. from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Train times: Bishop Auckland and Darlington to Middlesbrough and Saltburn" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
Sources edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links edit
- Media related to Allens West railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Allens West railway station from National Rail