Editing Durham, England (section)

==Transport==
===Railway===
[[File:Durham Railway Station (geograph 7530686).jpg|thumb|The northbound platform at Durham station]]

[[Durham railway station]] is a stop on the [[East Coast Main Line]] between {{stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}} and {{stnlnk|London King's Cross}}. From the south, trains enter Durham over a Victorian [[viaduct]], high above the city.

The station is served by four [[train operating companies]]:
* [[London North Eastern Railway]] operates services between London Kings Cross, {{rws|York}}, {{rws|Darlington}}, {{rws|Newcastle}} and Edinburgh Waverley<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our timetables |work=LNER |date=May 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |url= https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/travelling-later/timetables/ |quote=}}</ref>
* [[TransPennine Express]] provides services between {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}}, {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}},  Leeds, York and Newcastle<ref>{{Cite web |work=TransPennine Express |title=Timetables |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |url= https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/timetables |quote=}}</ref>
* [[CrossCountry]] operates long-distance services between {{rws|Plymouth}}, {{rws|Bristol Temple Meads}}, {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}, {{rws|Derby}}, {{rws|Sheffield}}, York and Edinburgh Waverley<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Timetables |work=CrossCountry |date=May 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |url= https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates-information/train-timetables |quote=}}</ref>
* [[Northern Trains]] runs a limited service in early mornings and evenings; destinations include Newcastle, {{rws|Carlisle}} and Darlington.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=May 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables |quote=}}</ref>

A second station, {{rws|Durham Elvet}}, also served the city. It opened in 1893, closing to passenger services in 1931 and to goods trains in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/durham_elvet/|title=Disused Stations: Durham Elvet Station|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035454/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/durham_elvet/|archive-date=4 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Road===
By road, the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1(M)]], the modern incarnation of the ancient [[Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]], passes just to the east of the city. The road's previous incarnation, now numbered [[A167 road|A167]], passes just to the west.

Durham market place and its peninsula form the UK's first (albeit small) [[Durham congestion charge|congestion charging]] area, which was introduced in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Bill|date=11 February 2003|title=Spotlight on Durham's charge|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2721545.stm|url-status=live|access-date=9 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120224823/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2721545.stm|archive-date=20 November 2005}}</ref>

===Buses===
The city is served by [[Arriva North East]] and [[Go North East]]'s local bus services, with routes running in and around the [[North East England]] region including to [[Bishop Auckland]], [[Darlington]] and [[Sunderland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Durham Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/durham-durham |quote=}}</ref>

====Bus station====
{{Main|Durham bus station}}
[[File:Entrance to the new bus station (geograph 7752710).jpg|thumb|The new bus station]]
Durham bus station was located off North Road, a short walk from the cathedral, university and railway station; it was managed and owned by the county council. In February 2021, the bus station was demolished to make way for a £10m redevelopment and originally was planned to reopen in Summer 2023 before being twice delayed to November 2023 and January 2024, when it finally reopened.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Webb |first1=Samantha |title=Durham bus station planned to open in November |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-bus-station-planned-to-open-in-november/ |website=Palatinate.org.uk |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Patel |first1=Lily |title=New Durham bus station opening delayed until early 2024 |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/new-durham-bus-station-opening-delayed-until-early-2024/ |website=Palatinate.org.uk |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref> During the time of the closure, scheduled buses ran from temporary stands on North Road and Milburngate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Durham Bus Station redevelopment work begins |date=15 February 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-56067581 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>

The current bus station has increased space for passengers and new facilities including toilets, a changing places unit, improved information displays and additional seating in the passenger waiting area.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Broadbent |first1=Corey |title=Durham's new bus station has finally opened to the public |url=https://thetab.com/uk/durham/2024/01/17/durhams-new-bus-station-has-finally-opened-to-the-public-54074 |website=thetab.com |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref>

====Park and Ride====
[[File:Durham City Park and Ride Map.jpg|thumb|Durham City park and ride map]]

Durham City [[park and ride|Park and Ride]] consists of three sites (Belmont, Howlands and Sniperley), which are located around the outskirts of the city centre. The Belmont site is closest to the A1(M). Frequent, direct bus services operate up to every 10 minutes between 7am and 7pm (Monday–Saturday). Car parking is free, with a return bus journey costing £2 per person (as of June 2020).<ref>{{cite web|title=Durham City Park and Ride|url=http://www.durham.gov.uk/parkandride|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614010752/http://www.durham.gov.uk/parkandride|archive-date=14 June 2020|access-date=14 June 2020|website=Durham County Council}}</ref>

===Air===
Durham's nearest airports are at [[Teesside International Airport|Teesside]], within the county to the south-east, and [[Newcastle International Airport|Newcastle]] to the north; both are located {{convert|25–30|mi|km|0|abbr=}} from the city by road.