Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway
Bishop Auckland 
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| Location | |
| Place | Bishop Auckland |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Coordinates | 54°39′26″N 1°40′40″W / 54.6573°N 1.6778°WCoordinates: 54°39′26″N 1°40′40″W / 54.6573°N 1.6778°W |
| Grid reference | NZ208291 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BIA |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.101 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.102 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.109 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.108 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.110 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 8 November 1843 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bishop Auckland from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bishop Auckland railway station serves the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The station is the terminus of the Tees Valley Line 12 miles (19 km) north of Darlington. The station is on the Bishop Line.
The station is operated by Northern, which provides Network Rail passenger services. In 2012, Bishop Trains adopted the station from Northern Rail, providing a National Rail Ticket Office and staff for the station. Bishop Trains have further developed the Ticket Office and now provide International rail ticket sales, coach trips and holidays, and more recently, rail charters. It is staffed six days per week throughout the year (06:50-18:10, except public holidays when it closes at 16:30) and also on Sunday mornings in the summer months (April - September). At all other times, tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train. Service running information is offered by timetable posters and Bishop Trains staff (when open). Step-free access is available from the main entrance to the ticket office and platform.
In 2014, the station was revamped. In the former toilet block, a glass front waiting room was constructed, alongside a new toilet and office. Digital CIS displays have also been installed, as part of a scheme to provide these at all stations in the area (bar those at Teesside Airport and British Steel Redcar, which both have only a limited timetable).
Trains depart southbound to Darlington, Middlesbrough and Saltburn roughly once every two hours, increasing to hourly at peak times (10 each way in total). The Sunday service is also two-hourly and, during the summer, includes a through train to Whitby via the Esk Valley Line. The new Northern franchise operator Arriva Rail North plans to improve the base frequency to hourly (including Sundays) in the future, once the new franchise agreement comes into force in April 2016.
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