Yarm Railway Station
History
The station was originally opened by the Leeds Northern Railway on 25 May 1852. It was closed by British Rail on 4 January 1960. The former station building is still in place today, and is situated on the north side of Yarm Viaduct, in Egglescliffe, County Durham.
The imposing red brick structure consists of 43 arches, and spans a total of 690 metres (2,260 ft) over the River Tees. The viaduct was designed a Grade II listed structure on 23 June 1966.
The current station was opened by Railtrack on 19 February 1996, and is located 1+1⁄8 miles (1.8 km) south of the former.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed, but a self-service ticket machine is available, which allows intending passengers to buy tickets before boarding or collect advance purchase/pre-paid tickets. The machine is located on platform 1 (bound for York/Manchester Piccadilly). There are waiting shelters, a customer help point, timetable posters and real-time information displays on both platforms. There is also a large free car park.
Both platforms have step-free access, and can be accessed by ramps from the road bridge on Green Lane.
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Redcar Central and Manchester Airport via York.
Weekday and Saturday Services run every hour in both directions (roughly xx:18 each hour towards Redcar Central and xx:35 towards Manchester). Sunday services run to a similar pattern on a Sunday albeit with a later start. Three trains each day extend to/from Redcar to Saltburn.
Rolling stock used: Class 185 Desiro
References
- ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 495. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (2022). Railways through Harrogate. Farsley: Bairstow. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-871944-49-5.
- ^ Historic England. "Yarm Viaduct (Grade II) (1139259)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Piggott, Nick, ed. (April 1996). "New station opens at Yarm". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 142, no. 1140. London: IPC. p. 18. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ "Station facilities for Yarm (YRM)". National Rail. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Train times: Liverpool and Manchester to Leeds, Hull, York, Scarborough, Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Edinburgh". TransPennine Express. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
Sources
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
External links
Media related to Yarm railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Yarm railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northallerton | TransPennine Express North TransPennine |
Eaglescliffe | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Picton Line open; station closed |
North Eastern Railway Stockton–Whitby via Picton |
Eaglescliffe Line and station open | ||