Bishop Auckland Station

Bishop Auckland railway station serves the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The station is the terminus of the Tees Valley Line 12mi north of. The station is on the Bishop Line. CurrentThe station is operated by Northern, which provides Network Rail passenger services. In 2012, Bishop Trains adopted the station from Northern Rail, providing a National Rail Ticket Office and staff for the station. Bishop Trains have further developed the Ticket Office and now provide International rail ticket sales, coach trips and holidays, and more recently, rail charters. It is staffed six days per week throughout the year (06: 50-18: 10, except public holidays when it closes at 16: 30) and also on Sunday mornings in the summer months (April - September). At all other times, tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train. Service running information is offered by timetable posters and Bishop Trains staff (when open). Step-free access is available from the main entrance to the ticket office and platform. In 2014, the station was revamped. In the former toilet block, a glass front waiting room was constructed, alongside a new toilet and office. Digital CIS displays have also been installed, as part of a scheme to provide these at all stations in the area. ServicesTrains depart southbound to Darlington, and roughly once every two hours, increasing to hourly at peak times . The Sunday service is also two-hourly and, during the summer, includes a through train to via the Esk Valley Line. The new Northern franchise operator Arriva Rail North plans to improve the base frequency to hourly in the future, once the new franchise agreement comes into force in April 2016.

Bishop Auckland railway station serves the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The station is the terminus of the Tees Valley Line 12mi north of. The station is on the Bishop Line. CurrentThe station is operated by Northern, which provides Network Rail passenger services. In 2012, Bishop Trains adopted the station from Northern Rail, providing a National Rail Ticket Office and staff for the station. Bishop Trains have further developed the Ticket Office and now provide International rail ticket sales, coach trips and holidays, and more recently, rail charters. It is staffed six days per week throughout the year (06: 50-18: 10, except public holidays when it closes at 16: 30) and also on Sunday mornings in the summer months (April - September). At all other times, tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train. Service running information is offered by timetable posters and Bishop Trains staff (when open). Step-free access is available from the main entrance to the ticket office and platform. In 2014, the station was revamped. In the former toilet block, a glass front waiting room was constructed, alongside a new toilet and office. Digital CIS displays have also been installed, as part of a scheme to provide these at all stations in the area. ServicesTrains depart southbound to Darlington, and roughly once every two hours, increasing to hourly at peak times . The Sunday service is also two-hourly and, during the summer, includes a through train to via the Esk Valley Line. The new Northern franchise operator Arriva Rail North plans to improve the base frequency to hourly in the future, once the new franchise agreement comes into force in April 2016.