Platforms
Darlington railway station has five main platforms: Platform 1: This is the main southbound platform, with, in order of frequency, East Coast services to York and London King's Cross, Cross Country services to Reading and Southampton or Birmingham and Plymouth, via York and Leeds, First TransPennine Express services to Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport or Liverpool Lime Street, via York and Leeds, and Northern services to Saltburn via Middlesbrough, from Bishop Auckland. Platforms 2 and 3: These platforms are south-facing bays used exclusively by Northern Rail services terminating at Darlington from Saltburn and Middlesbrough. Platform 2 is used most frequently. Platform 4: This is the main northbound platform, with, in order of frequency, East Coast services to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle, Cross Country services to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle, First TransPennine Express services to Newcastle and Northern services to Bishop Auckland. Platform 4b: This is a southern extension of platform four catering for trains waiting at Darlington such that they can be bypassed by trains stopping at platform 4. It is the only platform that is not under the station roof. It is used predominantly by Northern Rail services for Bishop Auckland.
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