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{| {{Short description|Railway line headerin England}}
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{{BS-header|Northallerton-Eaglescliffe Line}}▼
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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{{BS2||STR|||[[Tees Valley Line]]}}
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{{BS2|STRq|ABZrd|||[[Durham Coast Line]]}}
|color =
{{BS2||HST||[[Eaglescliffe railway station|Eaglescliffe]]}}
|logo =
{{BS2|STRq|ABZrf|||[[Tees Valley Line]]}}
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{{BS2||HST||[[Yarm railway station|Yarm]]}}
|image = File:66750 at Brompton.jpg
{{BS2||eHST||[[Picton railway station|Picton]] |(closed 1965)}}
|image_width =
{{BS2||eABZlf|||[[Picton-Battersby Line]] to [[Battersby railway station|Battersby]] (closed 1954)}}
|caption = Biomass train between Picton and Brompton
{{BS2||eHST||[[West Rounton Gates railway station|West Rounton Gates]] |(closed pre-1947)}}
|type =
{{BS2||eHST||[[Welbury railway station|Welbury]] |(closed 1954)}}
|system = [[National Rail]]
{{BS2||eHST||[[Brompton railway station|Brompton]] |(closed post-1947)}}
|status =
{{BS2|STRrg|ABZrf|||Freight line}}
|locale = [[North Yorkshire]]<br />[[County Durham]]
{{BS2|KRZu|ABZlg|||[[East Coast Main Line]]}}
|start =
{{BS2|STR|BHF||[[Northallerton railway station|Northallerton]]}}
|end =
{{BS2|STRlf|ABZlg|||Freight line}}
|stations =
{{BS2||STR|||[[East Coast Main Line]]}}
|routes =
|}▼
|open = 2 June 1852
|}
|close =
The '''Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line''' runs between the towns of [[Northallerton]] and [[Eaglescliffe]]. It connects the [[East Coast Main Line]] to the [[Tees Valley Line]]. It was built by the ''Leeds Northern Railway'' as part of their main line from [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] to [[Stockton railway station|Stockton]] (via [[Harrogate railway station|Harrogate]] and Ripon) which opened on 2 June 1852,<ref>Body, p.&nbsp;137</ref> although the connection to the ECML at the Northallerton end wasn't opened for a further four years.▼
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▲The '''NorthallertonNorthallerton–Eaglescliffe to Eaglescliffe Lineline''' runs between the towns of [[{{rws|Northallerton]]}} and [[{{rws|Eaglescliffe]]}} stations. It connects the [[East Coast Main Line]] to the [[Tees Valley Line]]. It was built by the ''[[Leeds Northern Railway'']] as part of their main line from [[Leeds railway station{{rws|Leeds]]}} to [[Stockton railway station{{rws|Stockton]]|County Durham}} (via [[Harrogate railway station{{rws|Harrogate]]}} and {{rws|Ripon}}) which opened on 2 June 1852,<ref>{{cite book|last = Body,|first p= G.&nbsp;|year = 1988|series=PSL Field Guides|title= Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2|publisher= Patrick Stephens Ltd|location= [[Wellingborough]]|isbn= 1-85260-072-1|page=137}}</ref> although the connection to the ECML at the Northallerton end wasn'twas not opened for a further four years.
The only current stations on the line are:▼
 
==Stations==
 
===Open===
▲The only current stations on the line are:
*[[Northallerton railway station|Northallerton]]
*[[Yarm railway station|Yarm]]
*[[Eaglescliffe railway station|Eaglescliffe]]
 
===Closed===
A number of old stations that used to serve towns and villages on the line were closed between 1954 and the end of local passenger services over the route inon 6 September 1965, with those at Picton &, Yarm and Brompton being the last to go,. althoughThe thatstation at Yarm haswas sincesubsequently reopened by [[Arriva Trains Northern|Regional Railways North East]] in February 1996.<ref>{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Piggott|editor1-first=Nick|title=New station opens at Yarm|magazine=The Railway Magazine|date=April 1996|volume=142|issue=1140|page=18|publisher=IPC|location=London|issn=0033-8923}}</ref>
 
==Services==
ServicesMost services are run by [[TransPennine Express]] between [[Manchester Airport]] and [[Middlesbrough]]. Services are roughly hourly (and tocall [[Newcastleat uponall Tyne|Newcastle]]stations usingas part of the [[DurhamNorth Coast LineTransPennine]] duringroute. diversionsA -further itfive usuallytrains travelsa viaday [[Darlington]]in andeach [[Durham]]direction on(as theof EastDecember Coast2021) Mainby [[Grand Central (train operating Linecompany).|Grand ServicesCentral]] areserve roughlyNorthallerton hourly.and ThisEaglescliffe isas part of the route between [[NorthSunderland TransPenninerailway station|Sunderland]] routeand [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Train Routes {{!}} Grand Central|url=https://www.grandcentralrail.com/tickets-timetables/routes/|website=www.grandcentralrail.com|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref>
 
The lines also sees use by a variety of heavy freight services to/from Teesside, including petroleum from [[Port Clarence]], steel trains to and from [[Hartlepool]], [[Scunthorpe Steelworks|Scunthorpe]] and [[Aldwarke]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Shannon|first1=Paul|title=British Freight Today - Metals|magazine=The Railway Magazine|date=September 2014|volume=160|issue=1,362|page=24|publisher=Morton's Media Group|location=Horncastle|issn=0033-8923}}</ref> the [[Freightliner Group|Freightliner]] terminal at [[Teesport]] and waste traffic to [[Wilton power stations#Wilton 11|Wilton EFW]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buck|first1=Martin|title=Loco Review 2017 edition|date=November 2016|publisher=Freightmaster Publishing|location=Swindon|isbn=978-0-9933129-1-5|pages=56–57}}</ref>
The line is also part of the [[Grand Central Railway|Grand Central]] route between [[Sunderland]] and [[London]] [[London Kings Cross|Kings Cross]].
 
The line is also part of a diversionary route to [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] using the [[Durham Coast Line]] when the East Coast Main Line route via [[Darlington]] and [[Durham, England|Durham]] Is closed.
 
==Notes==
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==ReferencesExternal links==
{{commons category-inline|Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line}}
 
*Body, G. (1988), ''PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 1-85260-072-1
 
 
{{Railway lines in North East England}}▼
{{Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber}}
 
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[[Category:Rail transport in North Yorkshire]]
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[[Category:Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber]]
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