Darlington station is managed by London North Eastern Railway and is located in Darlington within the North East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 475,680 journeys were made between Darlington and Newcastle—that's 20% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from London Kings Cross.

Passenger numbers for Darlington peaked during 2018-19 with 2,394,446 estimated passengers.