Marton railway station (North Yorkshire)

Marton is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 2 miles 79 chains (4.8 km) south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the suburbs of Marton, Middlesbrough and Ormesby, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Marton
General information
Location	Marton, Middlesbrough England
Coordinates	54°32′40″N 1°11′55″W
Grid reference	NZ519168
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	MTO
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
25 February 1854	Opened as Ormesby
17 May 1982	Renamed Marton
Passengers
2019/20	25,808
2020/21	5,294
2021/22	19,638
2022/23	22,178
2023/24	30,386
Location Marton Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened as Ormesby on 25 February 1854 by the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway.^[1] It was renamed Marton by British Rail on 17 May 1982.^[2]

The nearby station, James Cook, was opened on 18 May 2014, and serves James Cook University Hospital.^[3]

Tees Valley Metro

Transit diagram showcasing all discussed or mentioned ideas for the Tees Valley Metro.

Starting in 2006, Marton was mentioned within the Tees Valley Metro scheme. This was a plan to upgrade the Tees Valley Line and sections of the Esk Valley Line and Durham Coast Line to provide a faster and more frequent service across the North East of England. In the initial phases the services would have been heavy rail mostly along existing alignments with new additional infrastructure and rollingstock. The later phase would have introduced tram-trains to allow street running and further heavy rail extensions.^[4][5][6][7]

As part of the scheme, Marton station would have received improved service to Nunthorpe and Hartlepool, possibly a street-running link to Guisborough and the Headland, as well as new rollingstock.^[4][6]

However, due to a change in government in 2010 and the 2008 financial crisis, the project was ultimately shelved.^[8] Several stations eventually got their improvements including Marton, and there is a possibility of improved rollingstock and services in the future which may affect Marton.^[9]

Facilities

Station facilities were upgraded in 2012 as part of the Tees Valley Metro project.^[10] The package for the station included a new fully lit waiting shelter, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. A long-line public address system (PA) was also installed, with pre-recorded train announcements.

A passenger information screen with details of train times was installed at the station in March 2016. A ticket machine was installed at the station in 2019. The station has a limited number of car parking spaces.

Services

Northern Trains Route 5
v t e
Esk Valley line
Middlesbrough James Cook University Hospital Marton Gypsy Lane Nunthorpe Great Ayton Battersby Kildale Commondale Castleton Moor Danby Lealholm Glaisdale Egton Grosmont Sleights Ruswarp Whitby

Following the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe, with two trains per day (excluding Sunday) continuing to Battersby, and six per day (four on Sunday) continuing to Whitby. Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.^[11]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 178. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Butt 1995, pp. 156, 178
3. "Middlesbrough James Cook Hospital railway station opens". BBC Tees News. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
4. Tees valley Unlimited (18 May 2010). "Tees Valley Metro: Phase 1 - Project Summary" (PDF). Stockton-on-Tess Borough Council.
5. Tees Valley Unlimited (April 2011). "Connecting the Tees Valley - Statement of Transport Ambition" (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
6. LOWES, RON; PARKER, IAN (18 September 2007). "Executive Report - Tees Valley Metro" (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
7. "Metro system hope for Tees Valley". 9 November 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
8. "When the Tees Valley was set to get its own £220m metro system and what went wrong". The Northern Echo. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
9. "Tees Valley authority unanimously backs £1bn transport plan". BBC News. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
10. "Railway station for Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital". BBC Tees News. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
11. "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

Sources

• Suggitt, G. (2005). Lost Railways of North & East Yorkshire. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-918-3.

External links

• Media related to Marton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Marton railway station (North Yorkshire) from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
James Cook		Northern Trains Esk Valley Line		Gypsy Lane
	Disused railways
Middlesbrough		North Eastern Railway Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway		Nunthorpe