Seaham railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Seaham, County Durham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°50′21″N 1°20′47″W / 54.8390910°N 1.3463780°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ420495 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SEA | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | |||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 July 1855 | Opened as Seaham Colliery | ||||
| 1 March 1925 | Renamed Seaham | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 138,938 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 35,228 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 103,874 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 110,570 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 145,128 | ||||
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Seaham is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 5 miles 11 chains (8.3 km) south-east of Sunderland, serves the seaside town of Seaham in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.