Chester-le-Street railway station
You can reach 36 stations directly from Chester-le-Street on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Darlington, with 40 trains a day.
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Chester-le-Street is the nearest station for postcodes in DH2, DH3, DH4, NE38, DH9. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Chester-le-Street
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 40 | 40 | 31 |
| Durham | 40 | 40 | 31 |
| Newcastle | 40 | 40 | 31 |
| York | 36 | 36 | 29 |
| Leeds | 34 | 35 | 26 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester Victoria | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Huddersfield | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Lea Green | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Northallerton | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Allens West | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dewsbury | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinsdale | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Eaglescliffe | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Thornaby | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Brighouse | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaydon | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Corbridge | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Haltwhistle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Longbeck | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MetroCentre | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marske | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Prudhoe | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Redcar Central | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Redcar East | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Riding Mill | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stocksfield | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Saltburn | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stalybridge | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wetheral | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wylam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How busy Chester-le-Street is
232,324 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,291st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Chester-le-Street and Newcastle than any other pair: 151,306 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
- Durham 5.2 miles
- Heworth 6.8 miles
- Dunston 7.1 miles
- MetroCentre 8.0 miles
- Newcastle 8.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Chester-le-Street, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Pelton · 1.4 miles
- Durham Turnpike · 1.5 miles
- Plawsworth · 1.8 miles
- Vigo · 1.9 miles
- Birtley · 2.8 miles
- Fencehouses · 2.9 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.