Redcar Central is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington.

The Stockton and Darlington Railway had formally taken over by the time an extension eastwards to Saltburn was completed in August 1861.

The route diverged from the original line just short of the existing terminus, part of which remained in use for goods traffic, and a new through station had to be constructed.

Initially, the station had only a single platform which led to congestion issues and delays during the summer months, when traffic levels were at their heaviest.

A second platform outside the train shed was eventually provided for westbound services by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935.

Today, the original train shed is no longer used, with a replacement eastbound platform having been constructed alongside it at the end of the 1980s.

[5][6][7][8] As part of the scheme, Redcar station would have received improved service to Darlington (1–2 to 4 trains per hour) and new rollingstock.

There would also be three new pedestrian links – one each to the new civic quarter, to the town centre and new seafront and to Redcar & Cleveland College, as well as a new bus/rail interchange and pick-up/drop-off facilities (occurred after cancellation[9]).