page_title: Seaton Carew railway station
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Seaton Carew railway station / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: This image shows Seaton Carew Railway Station was it would have looked towards the end of the 19th century. Originally built to carry coal by horse drawn carriage during the first half of the 19th century, the carrying of passengers on this line was becoming ever more popular, as travel became accessible to the masses. Photograph Collection Number 687
context_page_description: Seaton Carew railway station serves the village of Seaton Carew, within the borough of Hartlepool and in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The railway station is located on the Durham Coast Line 15 miles north of Middlesbrough and is operated by Northern Trains, who provide all of the station's passenger services. It was opened in 1841 by the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway.
context_section_description: The station is unmanned and has no permanent buildings (the old NER buildings on the southbound side were demolished back in the 1970s).  As with other stations on this line, new fully lit waiting shelters, digital information screens and CCTV cameras have been installed (the former replacing the old brick structures), whilst the long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements (running information can also be obtained by telephone and timetable poster boards).  Tickets can only be bought on board the train (or prior to travel), as there is no ticket provision of any kind here.  Two Harrington Humps have been installed at the station to raise platform heights at specific points on the platforms and so improve access to trains.  Step-free access is also available to each platform via ramps from the nearby road.
  In 2009 the station underwent maintenance work to re-develop the station and its looks. The station has already seen the cutting down of trees to allow more natural light.
caption: The earlier NER station buildings, seen around the turn of the twentieth century.
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