Ferriby railway station

Ferriby railway station serves the village of North Ferriby in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern. It is situated on the former Hull and Selby Railway, 7 1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) west of Hull Paragon. It has a slightly unusual layout, in that the eastbound platform is located on the main running line but the westbound one is on a loop which continues on towards Brough.[1] The line from Gilberdyke towards Hull through here was quadrupled at the beginning of the 20th century by the NER but reduced to mainly double track again by British Rail in the early 1970s - the section from here westwards though kept the additional running line to allow it to serve a (now demolished) cement works next to the line at Melton Halt, so the westbound platform was left unaltered whereas the opposite one was extended outwards to meet the running line.

Ferriby
LocationNorth Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53.71682°N 0.50600°W / 53.71682; -0.50600
Grid referenceSE985255
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFRY
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1840
Passengers
2015/16 45,188
2016/17 48,928
2017/18 51,768
2018/19 44,918
2019/20 49,866
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Facilities

It is unstaffed, with no ticketing facilities and so passengers must buy these in advance of travel or on the train. The main buildings are now privately owned, but there are shelters on both platforms and a footbridge linking them.[2] Train running details are provided by information screens, timetable posters and telephone. Step-free access is available to both platforms.[3]

Services

The station has a basic hourly service in each direction on weekdays (with extras at peak times), provided by the Hull to Doncaster stopping trains. Some Hull-bound trains continue toward Bridlington, whilst a small number of York trains call during the weekday peaks.

There is a very limited service (two eastbound and three westbound trains) on Sundays.[4]

References
  1. Ferriby Railway Station, Yorkshire Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org; Retrieved 6 December 2016
  2. Ferriby Railway Station main building Thomas, J Geograph.org; Retrieved 6 December 2016
  3. Ferriby station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 6 December 2016
  4. Table 29 National Rail timetable, December 2019
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Brough   Northern
Selby Line		   Hessle
  Historical railways  
Melton Halt
Line open, station closed		   North Eastern Railway   Hessle
Line and station open


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