Last update 28 May 2026
Mileages are given in the form miles.chains unless stated otherwise. Figures prefixed with ≈ are approximate, those in parentheses are not on this route but are given for reference. Reference to 'start'/'end' of an asset are as read down the page.
0.00 YORK and end on junction with ECM4 (188.40) 0.09 junction with YMS 0.18 junction with CYY (0.22) 0.28 junction with Clifton carriage maintenance depot lines 1.50 Skelton Junction with HAY1 (1.50) and HOS (1.58) 3.12 New Skelton Bridge viaduct 4.08 Hunting Bridge 5.40 BENINGBROUGH formerly SHIPTON 7.04 Newton siding ≈9.50 TOLLERTON [1] 9.59 TOLLERTON [2] 11.15 ALNE 11.19 junction with Easingwold Line (0.05) 13.30 RASKELF 14.63 Bishophouse Junction with Raskelf Curve 15.26 Sessay Wood Junction with THM (0.00) 16.07 PILMOOR 16.12 Pilmoor Junction with BOR (0.00) 18.01 SESSAY 22.08 Thirsk South Junction with MTK (37.47) 22.16 THIRSK 23.57 Avenue 25.13 Manor House siding 26.44 OTTERINGTON 28.16 Huttons Wood 28.59 Northallerton South Junction with Cordio Chord (42.10) 28.67 Longlands Junction with LLP1 (28.67) down line 29.01 Longlands Junction with LLP2 (0.69) up line 29.76 NORTHALLERTON 30.11 Northallerton High Junction with LEN2 (0.00) 30.29 Castle Hills South Junction with REB1 (0.00) 30.59 Castle Hills North Junction with REB4 (0.00) 32.18 Wiske Moor 33.59 DANBY WISKE 35.35 Birkby 37.16 COWTON 38.72 ERYHOLME formerly DALTON 38.79 Eryholme Junction with RID (0.00) 40.20 Dalton Bank 41.05 start of Croft viaduct 41.11 end of Croft viaduct 41.42 CROFT SPA formerly C. 42.15 Black Banks 43.13 Snipe House Junction with GVA (0.00) 43.34 Croft Junction with Croft Depot Branch (0.00) 43.61 Darlington South Junction with DSN1 (0.29) 44.10 DARLINGTON [2] formerly D. BANK TOP ≈44.10 DARLINGTON BANK TOP [1] 44.64 Parkgate Junction with DAE1 (0.00) 45.21 Skerne 45.30 River Skerne viaduct 45.64 Springfield 47.24 River Skerne viaduct 47.37 Low Beaumont Hill 49.14 Aycliffe viaduct 49.45 AYCLIFFE 51.78 Preston Le Skerne 54.20 BRADBURY 56.36 Ferryhill South Junction with STF (10.72) 56.69 Kelloe Access Line Junction with KBF (15.00) 56.78 FERRYHILL 57.50 Kelloe Bank Foot Junction with KBF (14.09) 58.01 Coxhoe Junction with COE (0.00) 58.02 Coxhoe Junction with Coxhoe Curve (0.00) 58.71 Tursdale Junction with FEP (2.49) 61.76 CROXDALE 62.09 start of Croxdale viaduct 62.18 end of Croxdale viaduct 62.65 Browney 64.33 start of Langley Moor viaduct 64.39 end of Langley Moor viaduct 64.53 Bridge House Junction with BAX (0.00) 64.73 junction with link to SDM 65.13 Relly Mill Junction with DBA (10.20) 65.17 start of Relly Mill viaduct 65.23 end of Relly Mill viaduct 65.74 start of Durham viaduct 66.06 end of Durham viaduct 66.13 DURHAM 67.21 junction with original route 67.40 Newton Hall Junction with LDU (2.46) 68.27 Newton Hall Junction with original route (68.34) 68.34 Newton Hall Junction with new route (68.27) 69.17 Kimblesworth Colliery Junction with Kimblesworth Colliery Branch (0.00) 69.54 start of Plawsworth viaduct 69.60 end of Plawsworth viaduct 70.02 PLAWSWORTH 70.77 start of Chester Moor viaduct 71.07 end of Chester Moor viaduct 71.72 CHESTER-LE-STREET [2] CHESTER LE STREET [1] later goods depot 72.09 start of Chester-Le-Street viaduct 72.20 end of Chester-Le-Street viaduct 73.36 Ouston Junction with CNT (0.00) 74.57 BIRTLEY 75.29 Birtley Junction with TEY 76.30 LAMESLEY 77.37 Low Fell Junction with NLF (0.00) and TEY (77.37) 77.48 LOW FELL 78.76 BENSHAM 79.42 King Edward Bridge South Junction with HLK (0.48) and NEC1 (0.48) 79.49 King Edward Bridge Southern approach viaduct 79.51 Intersection Bridge with Redheugh Incline (0.31) 79.53 start of King Edward Bridge viaduct 79.57 King Edward Bridge North Junction with KEB (0.13) 79.70 end of King Edward Bridge viaduct and start of Forth Banks Yard viaduct 80.04 end of Forth Banks Yard viaduct 80.05 Newcastle West Junction with NEN1 (0.11) and ECM6 (80.05) Note that Darlington station was rebuilt beside the old site when the line was realigned