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.

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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.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Hartlepool757539
Newcastle636429
Middlesbrough626229
Stockton626229
Thornaby626229
Seaham454537
Heworth373829
Horden373729
Billingham363629
Seaton Carew363629
MetroCentre29290
Hexham28280
Prudhoe28280
Carlisle26260
Haltwhistle26260
Wetheral26260
Bardon Mill25250
Brampton25250
Haydon Bridge25250
Nunthorpe24244
Gypsy Lane23234
James Cook23234
Marton23234
Eaglescliffe121210
London King's Cross121210
Northallerton121210
Thirsk121210
York121210
Blaydon660
Dunston660
Great Ayton663
Wylam660
Corbridge550
Riding Mill550
Stocksfield550
Battersby223
Commondale223
Castleton Moor223
Danby223
Egton223

and 8 more stations, each served less often.

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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

Closed stations nearby

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

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More about this station on Wikipedia.