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{{Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Line RDT|collapse=y}}
The '''Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line''' runs between {{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 {{rws|Leeds}} to {{rws|Stockton|County Durham}} (via {{rws|Harrogate}} and {{rws|Ripon}}) which opened on 2 June 1852,<ref>{{cite book|last = Body|first = G.|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 was not opened for a further four years.
==Stations==
===Open===
The current stations on the line are:
*[[Northallerton railway station|Northallerton]]
*[[Yarm railway station|Yarm]]
*[[Eaglescliffe railway station|Eaglescliffe]]
===Closed===
A number of 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 on 6 September 1965, with those at Picton, Yarm and Brompton being the last to go. The station at Yarm was subsequently 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==
Most services are run by [[TransPennine Express]] between [[Manchester Airport]] and [[Middlesbrough]]. Services are roughly hourly and call at all stations as part of the [[North TransPennine]] route. A further five trains a day in each direction (as of December 2021) by [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]] serve Northallerton and Eaglescliffe as part of the route between [[Sunderland railway station|Sunderland]] and [[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 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==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line}}
{{Railway lines in North East England}}
{{Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Northallerton-Eaglescliffe Line}}
▲{{Railway lines in North England}}
[[Category:Rail transport in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1852]]
[[Category:Railway lines in North East England]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber]]
[[Category:1852 establishments in England]]
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