Durham railway station
Durham is a major interchange: 103 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Darlington, with 128 trains a day.
Durham is the nearest station for postcodes in DH1, DH97, DH98, DH7, DH6. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Durham
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 128 | 111 | 95 |
| Newcastle | 128 | 111 | 95 |
| York | 123 | 107 | 93 |
| Leeds | 63 | 35 | 27 |
| Derby | 43 | 30 | 29 |
| Sheffield | 43 | 30 | 30 |
| Birmingham New Street | 42 | 30 | 29 |
| Chester-le-Street | 40 | 40 | 31 |
| London King's Cross | 40 | 35 | 31 |
| Northallerton | 39 | 37 | 29 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 36 | 33 | 28 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 34 | 30 | 25 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester Victoria | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Grantham | 31 | 30 | 24 |
| Huddersfield | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesterfield | 30 | 27 | 22 |
| Stevenage | 28 | 26 | 22 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Doncaster | 27 | 40 | 39 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 25 | 23 | 19 |
| Alnmouth | 23 | 21 | 13 |
| Bristol Parkway | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| Exeter St Davids | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Newton Abbot | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Plymouth | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Taunton | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Totnes | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Morpeth | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| Burton-on-Trent | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Tamworth | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Dunbar | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| Peterborough | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Leamington Spa | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Oxford | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Reading | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Banbury | 11 | 2 | 2 |
and 63 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Durham is
2,809,984 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 197th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 3,612 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Durham and Newcastle than any other pair: 1,203,652 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, Durham gains 5 destinations including Weston-super-Mare, Brockenhurst, Bournemouth, Coventry, Birmingham International.
Nearest other stations
- Chester-le-Street 5.2 miles
- Bishop Auckland 9.3 miles
- Seaham 10.2 miles
- Shildon 10.8 miles
- Horden 11.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Durham, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Durham Gilesgate · 0.7 miles
- Durham Elvet · 0.8 miles
- Aldin Grange for Bearpark · 1.6 miles
- Frankland · 1.9 miles
- Sherburn House · 2.2 miles
- Ushaw Moor · 2.7 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.