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Durham railway station serves the city of Durham on the East Coast Main Line. The railway station is managed by East Coast. The station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line and is called at by many intercity services travelling the route.
The travel time between Durham and London King’s Cross, 254 miles (409 km) south, is around three hours on a high-speed East Coast service.
Northbound Services:
First Transpennine Express and Northern Rail operate services to Newcastle. Edinburgh Waverley and stations further north and west such as Glasgow Central, Inverness and Aberdeen are served by East Coast and CrossCountry.
Southbound Services:
East Coast, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express provide services to York with TransPennine services continuing hourly to Leeds, Manchester Airport and occasionally Liverpool Lime Street. CrossCountry services continue to Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth or Reading. East Coast provides services to London Kings Cross.
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