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Seaham railway station serves the town of Seaham in County Durham, England. The railway station is located on the Durham Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail, which provides all of the station's passenger services. Station facilities here have recently been improved and included new fully lit waiting shelters and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements. The first rail route into the town (the ''Seaham & Sunderland Railway'') was built as a means of exporting coal from nearby collieries owned by the Marquess of Londonderry. Completed in 1854, it ran from a station near the town harbour to Ryhope Grange near Sunderland, where it joined the North Eastern Railway. The station was opened on 2 July 1855 and was originally named ''Seaham Colliery''. The NER eventually purchased the line in 1900 and then opened a line southwards along the coast to on 1 April 1905 to create a new coastal route between Sunderland, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough. A new through station was constructed at the same time and this is the one that remains in use today, the original ''Seaham Harbour'' terminus having closed to passengers on 11 September 1939.〔 In the meantime, the original ''Seaham'' station had been renamed ''Seaham Harbour'', and ''Seaham Colliery'' renamed ''Seaham'', both of these changes happening on 1 March 1925.〔 == Services == Northbound, an hourly service is provided to and Newcastle upon Tyne (journey time approximately 35 minutes). One additional service is provided during morning peak time. Most services continue along the Tyne Valley Line to the Gateshead , and .〔GB National Rail Timetable 2013-14, Table 44〕 Southbound, trains follow a similar pattern with an hourly service to and Middlesbrough (journey time approximately 45 minutes). Two additional services run at peak times. Most services continue beyond Middlesbrough to . Trains are also hourly on Sundays (from May 2015), generally running between Middlesbrough and MetroCentre, though the first services aren't until mid-morning. During the Summer, there is usually a morning through service from Newcastle to Whitby, with an evening return working, allowing day trippers around five hours at the Yorkshire coastal resort. Grand Central Railway's services between and London King's Cross use the line through Seaham but do not call here. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seaham railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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