Marton railway station (North Yorkshire)

Marton railway station (formerly Ormesby railway station) is located on the outskirts and serves the suburb of Marton, Middlesbrough, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The station is part of the Esk Valley Line and is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south east of Middlesbrough railway station. Being just within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, it can be accessed from the B1380 (Ladgate Lane), between Stewart Park and Ormesby Hall. It is operated by Northern Trains who provide all of the station's passenger services.

Marton
Marton railway station July 2014
Location	Marton, Redcar and Cleveland England
Coordinates	54.5443°N 1.1985°W
Grid reference	NZ519168
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	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
Key dates
25 February 1854	Opened as Ormesby
17 May 1982	Renamed Marton
Passengers
2015/16	13,512
2016/17	13,696
2017/18	13,356
2018/19	14,774
2019/20	25,808
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is served by up to sixteen trains per day (four on a Sunday during the spring/summer timetable).[1]

Station facilities were upgraded in 2012 as part of the Tees Valley Metro project.[2] 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) has been also been 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.

History

Marton station before it was upgraded in 2012.

Ormesby was one of the original railway stations on the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway. It was opened on 25 February 1854,[3] serving the village of Ormesby.

Originally named Ormesby, the station was renamed Marton on 17 May 1982.[4]

The nearby James Cook railway station to serve the James Cook University Hospital was opened on 18 May 2014.[5]

Services

Route 2: Durham Coast Line
Newcastle Heworth Sunderland Seaham Horden Hartlepool Seaton Carew Billingham Stockton Thornaby Middlesbrough
Most services extend to/from Hexham or Nunthorpe.

Route 5: Esk Valley Line
Middlesbrough James Cook Marton Gypsy Lane Nunthorpe Great Ayton Battersby Kildale Commondale Castleton Moor Danby Lealholm Glaisdale Egton Grosmont Sleights Ruswarp Whitby

As of the December 2019 timetable change, Northern Trains run an hourly service on the Esk Valley Line between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe, with 6 trains (4 trains on Sundays) per day continuing to Whitby.

Most trains heading towards Middlesbrough continue to Newcastle and Hexham (with some trains running as far as Carlisle).

Additional trains on weekdays and Saturdays run along the Esk Valley Line to Castleton Moor (departing from Marton at 13:03), and Battersby (departing from Marton at 17:07).[6]

Following the May 2014 timetable change, the service between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe was significantly improved, with this allowing for a regular service to the new station at James Cook University Hospital.

Predominantly, rolling stock on the Esk Valley Line consists of Class 156 and Class 158 diesel multiple units, both of which were introduced in to service in the late 1980s.

The Class 156 and 158 units operating on the Esk Valley Line are currently in the process of being refurbished, with upgrades including free WiFi, power sockets, on-board passenger information displays, and an interior refresh.[7][8]

Class 142 'Pacer' trains served the line, until the turn of the new decade, when they were withdrawn from passenger service. Class 144 'Pacer' trains were also used frequently on the Esk Valley Line, until around 2005.

References

1. "Esk Valley Railway : Northern Rail Timetable". Esk Valley Railway Development Company. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
2. "Railway station for Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital". BBC Tees News. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 178. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. Butt 1995, pp. 156, 178
5. "Middlesbrough James Cook Hospital railway station opens". BBC Tees News. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
6. "Timetables | Northern". www.northernrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
7. "Northern launches North East's first fully refurbished train". Northern News. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
8. "Northern's refurbished trains – creating jobs and boosting the economy". Northern News. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

• 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

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