Chester-le-Street railway station

The Team Valley Line of the North Eastern Railway, which connected Newton Hall Junction, near Durham, with Gateshead was authorised in 1848. However, the line was not opened until 2 March 1868, with the powers having been renewed in 1862. At first only freight trains used the route, but passenger services began on 1 December 1868,^[3] with the station opening on the same day.^[4] The station was the third station in the town, although the other two closed before the current station opened.^[5]

In the 1960s, the station was listed for closure as part of the Beeching Axe,^[6] which led to it being mentioned in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. However, the station still remains open today.

In February and March 2022, tactile paving was added to the platform edges.^[7]

Between 1999 and 2018, Chester-le-Track, an independent private limited company, operated the station as an agent for the local franchised train operating company, which at the time of closure was Arriva Rail North.^[8] The station's ticket office, waiting area and toilets were staffed six days per week, prior to the building's closure in early 2018.^[9][10]

Following the building's closure, two self-service ticket machines have since been installed on the southbound platform. The station is unstaffed.^[11]

The station has step-free access to both platforms and has shelters, live departure screens, a small car park and cycle storage.^[11]

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.