(26 Mar 2023, 9:30 pm)Economic505 wrote Why wouldn’t there be a demand for a fast route to Durham
City from Hartlepool.? I did the 1h30 min journey recently as a day out drinking in Durham City is good. More people would go to DC if the journey was faster . Considering Hartlepool is within ceremonial boundaries of Co Durham , a good connection could be grown. There isn’t a direct rail link either.
A few people going for a drink isn't going to make a successful bus route. There's no commuter links between the two places and there's nothing in between to serve either.
No-one and I mean no-one will want to go from Durham to Hartlepool.
I'd highly doubt there'd be a Durham to Stockton express either if Coxhoe and Sedgefield - two sizeable towns / villages weren't in the middle to prop it up.