Hartlepool railway station
Hartlepool 
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Hartlepool railway station in 2010
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| Location | |
| Place | Hartlepool |
| Local authority | Hartlepool |
| Coordinates | 54°41′13″N 1°12′25″W / 54.687°N 1.207°WCoordinates: 54°41′13″N 1°12′25″W / 54.687°N 1.207°W |
| Grid reference | NZ512327 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HPL |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.523 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.533 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.573 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.616 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.638 million |
| History | |
| Original company | |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 9 February 1841 | First station opened as Hartlepool West |
| February 1848 | Renamed West Hartlepool |
| 3 May 1880 | First station replaced by second |
| 26 April 1967 | Renamed Hartlepool |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hartlepool from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Hartlepool railway station serves the town of Hartlepool in County Durham, North East England. It is a through station on the Durham Coast Line 17 miles (27 km) between Newcastle and Middlesbrough and is one two stations on the line within the Borough of Hartlepool, the other being Seaton Carew.
Northern manages the station and is the primary train operator, providing regional services along the Durham Coast route and beyond to Newcastle and Hexham in the north, and Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe in the south. Intercity Grand Central services between Sunderland and London King's Cross also call at the station.
The , which connected the town of West Hartlepool with the Clarence Railway near Billingham, was opened for goods on 12 November 1839 and to passengers on 1 December in the same year. A station named Hartlepool West was opened on 9 February 1841; this was renamed West Hartlepool in February 1848, and closed on 3 May 1880 when it was replaced by a new West Hartlepool station. This in turn was renamed Hartlepool on 26 April 1967, when West Hartlepool was merged with Hartlepool.
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