Darlington

Darlington station
Bank Top
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 4AA

Darlington at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessible Booking Office Counter

Travel Centre Floor Walkers will assist any disabled passengers unable to access the booking office window

Accessible Public Telephones

text phones are available and staff are on hand to assist as required due to no low level phones

Accessible Taxis

Generally available but advance booking recommended

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Impaired Mobility Set Down

Yes

Induction Loop

Yes

National Key Toilets

Yes

Ramp For Train Access

Yes

Staff Help Available

Monday to Friday – 24 hours Saturday – 06:00 to 23:59 Sunday – 24 hours

When arriving for booked or turn-up-and-go assistance, the meeting point is the Customer Information Point on platform 4. Staff are available to provide Passenger Assist at all times that trains are operating for customers who have booked or who travel as turn-up-and-go. Assistance is available both to board/alight trains and also navigating around the station.

Step Free Access

Walking route

From Wednesday 06 March 2024 there will be a change to the walking route to access Platform 1. To access Platform 1 walk south along Platform 4 and turn left at the end of the station building. Turn left again at the edge of the station building and you will be on Platform 1. This route is step-free. There will be signs indicating the route. If you require assistance please speak to a member of staff at the ticket barrier.

Temporary ticket office

While improvement works are ongoing at Darlington station the Travel Centre ticket retailing facilities will be relocated to a temporary ticket retail point opposite the Travel Centre.

Ticket barriers

While improvement works are ongoing at Darlington station the ticket barrier will be relocated further south along the station building next to Platform 4.

This station has step free access to all platforms.

This station is a category A station according to the Office of Rail and Road station classification system https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955.

Darlington has a RNIB 'Map for All' located at the main entrance, adjacent to the taxi rank and accessible parking. Access to the platforms via the Victoria Road entrance is via a steep ramp.

Staff can deploy station ramps at all times when trains are operating through this station to help customers who need step-free access board any train at this station. Where in circumstances beyond our control station staff are not available, on train staff can deploy the on board ramp if necessary.

Wheelchairs Available

Yes

This station does not offer

Customer Help Points

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: LNER

Prepurchase Collection

Yes

Smartcards

SmartcardIssue : Yes
SmartcardTopup : Yes
SmartcardValidator : Yes

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Office

Monday to Friday – 06:00 to 19:00 Saturday – 07:00 to 19:00 Sunday – 08:00 to 18:00

Three machines outside the travel centre and one machine inside the travel centre.

Bus Services

Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

Car Park

Station Car Park - 543 spaces
Monday to Friday – 24 hours Saturday – 24 hours Sunday – 24 hours
Car Parking Charges
Per Hour ticket: £2.00
Daily ticket: £12.50
Weekly ticket: £50.00
Monthly ticket: £162.50
Annual ticket: £1,375.00

Due to a major upgrade taking place at Darlington Station, the car park east of the station has now closed.

A new temporary car park is open, located at the former cattle market site off Clifton Road to the west of the station (DL1 5DS), a short walk of around three minutes to the station entrance.

Short Stay 21-60 mins - £2.00

Short Stay 61-120 mins - £4.00

Going away for a long weekend? Park from 10:00 on Friday until 23:59 on Monday for just £15.

Simply purchase your ticket at the car park on the day.


Note:

Friday - Monday long weekend parking - £12.00, purchase tickets on the day

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Cycle Storage Cctv

Yes

Cycle Storage Location

stations front

Cycle Storage Sheltered

Yes

Cycle Storage Spaces

152 spaces

Cycle Storage Type

Compound, Stands

Rail Replacement Services

Replacement coach services depart from the station entrance

Taxi Rank

Darlington is a large station with taxis usually available on a rank. Advance booking is not normally necessary or even possible, unless arriving early in the morning or late at night. Operator who accept bookings is:

 Station Taxis 01325 468 888

Customer Service

We welcome your feedback, suggestions and ideas to help us to make changes that can develop and grow our business.

This station has Secure Station Accreditation

Lost Property

Monday to Friday – 09:00 to 16:00

Staffing Level

Full time

This station does not offer

Left Luggage

Atm Machine

Yes

Baby Change

Yes

First Class Lounge

Monday to Friday – 06:00 to 20:00 Saturday – 06:00 to 20:00 Sunday – 08:00 to 20:00

Located

Platform 1

Assistance dogs and other well behaved dogs on leads will be permitted in all London North Eastern Railway First Class Lounges

Tickets Accepted

  • Fully inter-available First Class Season Ticket (i.e. tickets not specific to one train company)
  • Any First Class Anytime ticket valid for travel on the East Coast route
  • Any London North Eastern Railway First Class packages
  • London North Eastern Railway  First Advance (routed LNER/LNER& Connections)
  • London North Eastern Railway First Class Reader Offer (routed LNER/LNER & Connections)
  • London North Eastern Railway First Class Flat Fare (routed LNER/LNER & Connections)
  • London North Eastern Railway Rewards First Class Leisure Single(routed LNER/LNER & Connections)
  • London North Eastern Railway Self Print First Class Upgrade voucher  (routed LNER/LNER & Connections)
  • Inclusive Tour Tickets (Superbreak etc.)
  • Weekend First

Tickets Not Accepted

  • All First Class tickets valid only on other train operators, including Caledonian Sleepers

Facilities

Toilets, TV, newspapers

Refreshments

Complimentary: water/ biscuits

Wi-Fi

Yes

Showers

No

Refreshment Facilities

Coffee shop, WHSmiths and Café available for refreshments

Toilets

The toilets are located on the Main Concourse; these toilets can be accessed from all platforms. The National key toilets are adjacent to Platform 2; these toilets are operated by a RADAR key. A RADAR key is available from the Customer Reception on Platform 1 upon request. Toilet opening hours are at all times that the station is open.

Waiting Room

This station has heated waiting rooms available. Seating is available at an accessible height in the waiting room and on platforms

Waiting Room opening hours

Monday to Saturday - 06:00 - 22:45

Sunday 09:00 - 22:45

This station does not offer

WiFi

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