Tees-side Airport railway station
Teesside Airport 
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| Location | |
| Place | Durham Tees Valley Airport |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Coordinates | 54°31′07″N 1°25′31″W / 54.5185°N 1.4252°WCoordinates: 54°31′07″N 1°25′31″W / 54.5185°N 1.4252°W |
| Grid reference | NZ373138 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TEA |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2012/13 |
 8 |
| 2013/14 |
 8 |
| 2014/15 |
 32 |
| 2015/16 |
98 |
| 2016/17 |
30 |
| History | |
| Original company | Eastern Region of British Railways |
| 3 October 1971 | 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 Teesside Airport from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Teesside Airport railway station is in the borough of Darlington in County Durham, England.
Despite its name, it is almost a 1 mile (1.6 km) walk from Durham Tees Valley Airport (formerly Teesside International Airport), only one train stops per week (on Sunday), and bus links to the airport and other destinations were withdrawn many years ago. Consequently, the station has become one of the country's least-used, with an estimated 30 passenger entries/exits in 2016/17; in 2012/13 and 2013/14 patronage was just eight a year..
The station is on the original route of the , 5 miles 43 chains (8.9 km) from Darlington South Junction; it was opened by British Rail on 3 October 1971.
There are two platforms, each long enough for a four-coach train. The airport changed its name to Durham Tees Valley Airport in 2004, however, the station's name was not updated. In 2007, the train operating company Northern erected new signs reading "Teesside Airport", replacing signs which had used a hyphen in Teesside. National Rail now also lists the station as "Teesside Airport".
In December 2017, it was announced by Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) that the footbridge and eastbound platform would be closed to save DTVA having to spend £6 million on maintenance of the station up until 2022. The one weekly train to Hartlepool will still be able to be boarded on the platform nearest to the airport.
Located on the Tees Valley Line and operated by Northern, the station sees only one train call per week on a Sunday, travelling westbound from Hartlepool to Darlington, at 14:56. The eastbound service was withdrawn in the December 2017 timetable change because of concerns over the weak footbridge. Other services use this line, but pass the station without stopping. The airport is an approximate 15-minute walk from the station and accessibility issues are a major factor in its lack of usage.
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