Heighington train station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Heighington on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bishop Auckland, with 32 trains a day.
Direct trains from Heighington
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Auckland | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| Darlington | 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 |
Lines serving Heighington
Heighington is on the Tees Valley Line (Bishop Auckland Branch). That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Heighington station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Heighington 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 Heighington station is
37,274 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,143rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Heighington and Bishop Auckland than any other pair: 10,818 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
- Newton Aycliffe 1.2 miles
- Shildon 3.0 miles
- North Road 4.4 miles
- Darlington 5.5 miles
- Bishop Auckland 5.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Heighington, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Aycliffe · 0.9 miles
- Simpasture · 1.0 miles
- Demons Bridge · 1.1 miles
- Tunnel Junction · 4.1 miles
- Bradbury · 4.8 miles
- South Church · 4.9 miles
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Facilities at Heighington station
Heighington is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.
Getting to Heighington station
Heighington station is in County Durham, North East, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is A1(M) J59 (Aycliffe Interchange), 1.3 miles south-east.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Heighington 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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