Tees Valley line

Tees Valley Line
Tees Valley Line
	A Northern Rail Class 158 arriving into Redcar Central Railway Station Platform One.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	County Durham; North Yorkshire; Tees Valley;
Termini	Bishop Auckland; Saltburn;
Stations	18
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Northern Trains; TransPennine Express; London North Eastern Railway;
Rolling stock	Class 156; Class 158; Class 185; Class 800;
History
Opened	27 September 1825
Technical
Track length	38 miles (61 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	60 mph (97 km/h)
Route map
Route map
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The Tees Valley Line is a railway route in Northern England, following part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway route of 1825. The line covers a distance of 38 miles (61 km), and connects Bishop Auckland with Saltburn via Darlington, Middlesbrough and 14 other stations in the Teesdale.

The section of line between Darlington and Bishop Auckland is branded as the Bishop Line and is supported by the Bishop Line Community Rail Partnership. The section of the route between Darlington and Saltburn is supported by the Tees Valley Line Rail User Group. Beyond the line's western terminus at Bishop Auckland, the tracks continue for around 16 miles (26 km) to Stanhope along what is now the Weardale Heritage Railway.