Durham railway station
Durham 
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| Location | |
| Place | Durham |
| Local authority | County of Durham |
| Coordinates | 54°46′47″N 1°34′53″W / 54.7798°N 1.5815°WCoordinates: 54°46′47″N 1°34′53″W / 54.7798°N 1.5815°W |
| Grid reference | NZ269428 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DHM |
| Managed by | Virgin Trains East Coast |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.284 million |
| – Interchange |
3,828 |
| 2012/13 |
 2.274 million |
| – Interchange |
3,475 |
| 2013/14 |
2.415 million |
| – Interchange |
4,664 |
| 2014/15 |
2.522 million |
| – Interchange |
9,060 |
| 2015/16 |
2.595 million |
| – Interchange |
8,691 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Durham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Durham railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the city of Durham in the North East of England. It is 254 miles 53 chains (409.8 km) down-line from London King's Cross and is situated between Darlington to the south and Chester-le-Street to the north. Its three-letter station code is DHM.
It is managed by Virgin Trains East Coast. Despite its small functional capacity, the station is a major stop on the main line and has frequent services.
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 a renovation in 2006–2008, the ticket hall is now located in the original stone station building.
The city of Durham has been served by four stations, only one of which survives today:
On grouping in 1923, the stations came under the control of the London and North Eastern Railway. Passenger services to Bishop Auckland and Sunderland via Penshaw were withdrawn by British Railways under the Beeching cuts, on 4 May 1964.
The East Coast Main Line through Durham was electrified in 1991.
Today, the station is owned by Network Rail and managed by Virgin Trains East Coast. It was refurbished between 2006 and 2008 by the operator Great North Eastern Railway and later National Express East Coast, which included a new lounge, toilets, travel centre, glazed waiting area, lifts and shops. The entrance and ticket hall were moved from the "temporary" 1960s building into the original stone building following renovation and repairs. The works were completed in early 2008 and the newly renovated station won "Best Medium Station" and "Overall Station of the Year" at the 2008 National Rail Awards. Ticket barriers were installed in 2009.
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