Darlington railway station

Darlington is a major interchange: 120 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Newcastle, with 154 trains a day.

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Darlington is the nearest station for postcodes in DL10, DL11. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Darlington

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Newcastle	154	137	121
York	152	135	120
Durham	128	111	95
Doncaster	53	66	63
London King's Cross	66	61	53
Edinburgh Waverley	62	58	50
Allens West	69	69	39
Dinsdale	69	69	39
Eaglescliffe	69	69	39
Berwick-upon-Tweed	48	43	36
Middlesbrough	69	69	35
Thornaby	69	69	35
Chester-le-Street	40	40	31
Peterborough	39	36	31
Leeds	65	35	30
Longbeck	67	67	30
Marske	67	67	30
Northallerton	42	39	30
Redcar Central	67	67	30
Redcar East	67	67	30
Sheffield	43	30	30
Saltburn	67	67	30
Birmingham New Street	42	30	29
Derby	43	30	29
Bishop Auckland	32	32	28
Heighington	32	32	28
Newton Aycliffe	32	32	28
North Road	32	32	28
Shildon	32	32	28
Newark Northgate	34	32	27
Alnmouth	36	33	25
Grantham	32	31	24
Chesterfield	30	27	22
Stevenage	29	27	22
Bristol Parkway	23	23	19
Bristol Temple Meads	23	23	19
Cheltenham Spa	25	23	19
Morpeth	21	19	16
Exeter St Davids	20	21	15
Newton Abbot	20	21	15

and 102 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Darlington is

2,827,176 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 195th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 612,574 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Darlington and London Kings Cross than any other pair: 671,780 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.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Darlington gains 5 destinations including Weston-super-Mare, Brockenhurst, Bournemouth, Coventry, Birmingham International.

Nearest other stations

North Road 1.1 miles
Dinsdale 3.2 miles
Heighington 5.5 miles
Newton Aycliffe 6.7 miles
Allens West 7.4 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Darlington, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Croft Spa · 2.6 miles
Fighting Cocks · 3.0 miles
Teesside Airport · 4.9 miles
Eryholme · 5.0 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.