Sunderland
Station Information
Sunderland is a staffed station served by Grand Central, Northern, Tyne and Wear Metro. Allow 5 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 7098 services that called at Sunderland over the last 30 days, 83.2% ran on time, 15.6% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 1.1% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 92% of 247 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 27 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Sunderland is served by Tyne and Wear Metro, Northern and Grand Central. Tyne and Wear Metro runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day). Grand Central is an open-access operator that only stops here on certain routes; you can see their full calling patterns in the live board above. Tap any service on the board to view its full calling list, platform and delay history.
Where do trains from Sunderland go?
The most common direct destination from Sunderland is NCZ (around 670+ trains per day), followed by SEB, FEG, and BNR. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Sunderland. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Accessibility at Sunderland
Sunderland has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. Help points are available on every platform. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance, bus stops are within a short walk and the Underground is connected from the station. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 06:15–18:00
Sat 06:15–18:00
Sun 08:00–17:00
Information desk hours
Daily 06:30–00:10
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
Lifts to all platforms for disabled passengers from the North end of the station. Open for all services.
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