Trains to Durham - Station Details and further Information on Durham Train Services
Durham train station is the train station for the city of Durham on the East Coast Main Line. The station is managed by National Express East Coast. Despite its small functional capacity the station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line and is called at by most intercity services travelling the route.
The travel time between Durham and London Kings Cross, 254 miles south, is around three hours on a high-speed National Express East Coast service.
Durham is a through station with two platforms and is located on a hill to the north of the city centre. To the south of the station, the railway line is elevated on a viaduct. After the 2006–2008 renovation, the booking hall is now located in the original stone station building.
Northbound, First Transpennine Express and Northern Rail operate services to Newcastle. Edinburgh Waverley and stations further north and west such as Glasgow Central, Inverness and Aberdeen are served by National Express East Coast and CrossCountry.
Southbound, National Express East Coast, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express provide services to York with TransPennine services continuing hourly to Leeds, Manchester Airport and occasionally Liverpool Lime Street. CrossCountry services continue to Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth or Reading. National Express East Coast provides services to London Kings Cross. |
