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.