Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a large post-industrial town on the south bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, northeast England, founded in 1830. The local council, a unitary authority, is Middlesbrough Borough Council. The 2011 Census recorded the borough's total resident population as 138,400 and the wider urban settlement with a population of 174,700, technically making Middlesbrough the largest urban subdivision in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. Middlesbrough is part of the larger built-up area of Teesside which had an overall population of 376,333 at the 2011 Census. Middlesbrough became a county borough within the North Riding
Middlesbrough railway station new Northern franchise awarded to Arriva Rail North in December 2015 (commenced 1 April 2016), service frequencies on several routes are to be improved and rolling stock upgraded. On 27 November 2014, it was announced that as part of the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise, direct rail services from Middlesbrough to London would be re-introduced. LNER, the current operator of the East Coast Main Line is expected to run the new Hitachi manufactured Class 800 Azuma trains to Middlesbrough by 2021. Middlesbrough railway station Middlesbrough railway station serves the large town of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England and is managed