Bishop Auckland train station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Bishop Auckland on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Darlington, with 32 trains a day.
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Bishop Auckland is the nearest station for postcodes in DL14, DL16, DL15, DL13, DL12. Check your own postcode.
- 16 direct destinations
- 1,486th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 20 parking spaces
- 9 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Bishop Auckland
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| Heighington | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| North Road | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| Shildon | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| Allens West | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Dinsdale | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Eaglescliffe | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Longbeck | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| Middlesbrough | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Marske | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| Redcar Central | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| Redcar East | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| Saltburn | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| Thornaby | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| South Bank | 14 | 0 | 11 |
Freight through Bishop Auckland station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Bishop Auckland station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Bishop Auckland station is
169,032 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,486th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Bishop Auckland and Darlington than any other pair: 48,600 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Shildon 2.7 miles
- Newton Aycliffe 4.6 miles
- Heighington 5.7 miles
- Durham 9.3 miles
- North Road 9.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Bishop Auckland, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- South Church · 0.8 miles
- Coundon · 1.3 miles
- Tunnel Junction · 1.5 miles
- West Auckland · 2.1 miles
- Stockton & Darlington Railway: lower section of the southern Etherley Incline · 2.2 miles
- Etherley · 2.2 miles
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Facilities at Bishop Auckland station
Bishop Auckland is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:50 to 12:25, 13:00 to 16:25 · Saturday: 08:50 to 13:25 · Sunday: closed
Parking at Bishop Auckland station
- Station Car Park 20 spaces
free
From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.
Getting to Bishop Auckland station
Bishop Auckland station is in County Durham, North East, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is A1(M) J60 (Bradbury), 6.5 miles east.
9 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station Bus Stop.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Bishop Auckland station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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