Sunderland railway station
You can reach 48 stations directly from Sunderland on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Hartlepool, with 75 trains a day.
Sunderland is the nearest station for postcodes in SR1, SR2, SR4, SR5, SR6, SR3, NE36, NE34. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Sunderland
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 75 | 75 | 39 |
| Newcastle | 63 | 64 | 29 |
| Middlesbrough | 62 | 62 | 29 |
| Stockton | 62 | 62 | 29 |
| Thornaby | 62 | 62 | 29 |
| Seaham | 45 | 45 | 37 |
| Heworth | 37 | 38 | 29 |
| Horden | 37 | 37 | 29 |
| Billingham | 36 | 36 | 29 |
| Seaton Carew | 36 | 36 | 29 |
| MetroCentre | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Hexham | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Prudhoe | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Carlisle | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Haltwhistle | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Wetheral | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Bardon Mill | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Brampton | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Haydon Bridge | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Nunthorpe | 24 | 24 | 4 |
| Gypsy Lane | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| James Cook | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| Marton | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| Eaglescliffe | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| London King's Cross | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Northallerton | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Thirsk | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| York | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Blaydon | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Dunston | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Great Ayton | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Wylam | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Corbridge | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Riding Mill | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Stocksfield | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Battersby | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Commondale | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Castleton Moor | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Danby | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Egton | 2 | 2 | 3 |
and 8 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Sunderland is
709,098 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 705th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 5,702 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Sunderland and Newcastle than any other pair: 154,454 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 32 stations instead of 48, a drop of about 33%. Saturday runs to 48.
Nearest other stations
- Seaham 4.8 miles
- Heworth 7.6 miles
- Chester-le-Street 8.6 miles
- Manors 10.0 miles
- Newcastle 10.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Sunderland, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Fawcett Street · 0.2 miles
- Park Lane · 0.3 miles
- St Peter's · 0.3 miles
- Monkwearmouth Station Museum · 0.4 miles
- University · 0.4 miles
- Wearmouth · 0.7 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.