Back to Explore
Shining Time Station poster
TV series · Ended

Shining Time Station

1989–1995 · 3 seasons, 75 episodes · 30m episodes · Family · YTV · United States

Shining Time Station is an American children's television series co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company and Quality Family Entertainment in New York for New York City PBS Station WNET, and was filmed first in New York City and then in Toronto. It incorporated sequences from the British TV show Thomas & Friends. The series aired on PBS from January 1989 to June 1993, but aired re-runs until 1997. It aired on Fox Family from 1998 to 1999. It also aired on Nick Jr. in 2000 and on Canadian TV networks such as APTN and SCN. Elements from the show were incorporated into the Thomas the Tank Engine film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

Created by
Britt Allcroft, Rick Siggelkow
Starring
Didi Conn, Brian O'Connor, Tom Jackson, George Carlin, Erica Luttrell, Ari Magder
7.1Smart score

The TMDB rating, pulled toward the TV average (7.08) as if it had 85 extra average votes. Few votes means more pull.

TMDB7.6

11 TMDB votes · IMDb page

Rate what worked

0 of 5 rated
Story
Writing
Acting
Pacing
Rewatch
Rate 10 titles to unlock picks matched to your taste0 / 10
Saved in this browser only.

Where to watch

Not available to stream, rent or buy in United States.

Streaming data by JustWatch, via TMDB. Links open the JustWatch listing for United States.

Style & content

No keywords on TMDB yet.

Keywords from TMDB.

Connected through the crew

The Golden Girls1985 · Director Matthew DiamondThat's So Raven2003 · Director Matthew DiamondFamily Ties1982 · Director Matthew DiamondThomas & Friends1984 · Creator Britt Allcroft, Writer Britt AllcroftNoddy1998 · Writer Sean Kelly, Creator Rick SiggelkowThe Naked Truth1995 · Director Matthew DiamondThomas & Friends: All Engines Go!2021 · Creator Britt Allcroft