Chester-le-Street railway station, on the East Coast Main Line of the National Rail network, between Newcastle and Durham, opened in 1868.
It offers local connections and cross-country train services.
As of 2008, train operators serving the station are CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern.

A local independent company, Chester-le-Track, has operated the station since 1999, as an agent for Arriva Trains Northern and Northern Rail, but ceased trading from close of business on Saturday 31 March 2018.
The station is now staffed on a part-time basis by Northern Rail.


The town is mentioned in the 1963 song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann: 
No churns, no porter, no cat on a seat,

At Chorlton-cum-Hardy or Chester-le-Street.
Chester-le-Street railway station, on the East Coast Main Line of the National Rail network, between Newcastle and Durham, opened in 1868. It offers local connections and cross-country train services. As of 2008, train operators serving the station are CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern.
A local independent company, Chester-le-Track, has operated the station since 1999, as an agent for Arriva Trains Northern and Northern Rail, but ceased trading from close of business on Saturday 31 March 2018. The station is now staffed on a part-time basis by Northern Rail.

The town is mentioned in the 1963 song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann: 
No churns, no porter, no cat on a seat,

At Chorlton-cum-Hardy or Chester-le-Street.
Chester-le-Street