Newcastle Durham Train

Newcastle railway station (sometimes called Newcastle Central), operated by East Coast, is the main railway station serving the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. The station lies on the East Coast Main Line which connects London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh. It also lies on the Durham Coast Line to Middlesbrough and the Tyne Valley Line to Carlisle. The station has a staffed ticket office although passengers should note that it is not open in the late evening. Passengers are able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafes and shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, First ScotRail, First TransPennine Express, East Coast and Northern Rail. Between them they offer passengers services that generally depart towards Edinburgh Waverley, Aberdeen, Glasgow Central, Inverness, London King's Cross, Durham, York, Sheffield, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street

Parking is available at the station for 469 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Located in the north east of England, Durham railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Newcastle Central, Edinburgh Waverley, London King's Cross, York, Reading, Doncaster, Reading, Plymouth, Leeds, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Victoria and Darlington. The travel time to London King's Cross, on an East Coast high speed service, is roughly three hours.

Durham railway station, operated by East Coast, is located on the East Coast Main Line which connects London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by East Coast, CrossCountry, First TransPennine Express and Northern Rail.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station and is open 24 hours a day.

The current station was originally built in 1857 but was preceded by three other railway stations in the city, none of which survive today. These stations are Gilesgate in the city which was closed in the 1850's, Shincliffe Town in nearby Shincliffe which was closed in the 1950's and Durham Elvet which was also closed in the 1950's.