Hessle railway station serves the town of Hessle in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.
Hessle  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°43′01″N 0°26′24″W / 53.71698°N 0.44000°W |
| Grid reference | TA029256 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HES |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1840 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  49,400 |
| 2019/20 |  53,128 |
| 2020/21 | 5,934 |
| 2021/22 | 34,294 |
| 2022/23 | 45,486 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
This is the nearest station on the north bank of the Humber to the Humber Bridge and good views of the structure can be had from the platforms when looking west.[1] It was opened in 1840 by the Hull and Selby Railway and is 4+3⁄4 miles (7.6 km) west of Hull Paragon. The platforms were originally aligned as to serve the outer lines only when the railway was quadrupled early in the 20th century,[2] but following the removal of the outer lines in the early 1970s by British Rail, they were extended out to meet the surviving centre tracks.
Facilities edit
The station is unstaffed and it does have a ticket machine – intending passengers may still buy their ticket in advance or on the train. The main building is still present but not in railway use, though the old NER shelter on the eastbound side is still available (a more modern structure is provided on the other side). Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps from the nearby road (east side) and the footbridge (west side).[3] Timetable posters, passenger information screens and a telephone provide train running details.
Services edit
The station has the same service level as neighbouring Ferriby i.e. hourly in each direction on weekdays (with extras at peak times) to Hull and Doncaster. A limited number of trains to/from York call at peak periods.
There is now an hourly service on Sundays each way from mid-morning – an improvement on the limited one offered in years past.[4]
References edit
- ^ Hessle Railway Station Church, Peter Geograph.org; Retrieved 6 December 2016
- ^ Hessle station photo in 1905Yorkshire Railways Archive; Retrieved 6 December 2016
- ^ Hessle station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 6 December 2016
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable December 2022 Edition, Table 22
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Ferriby | Northern Selby Line |
Hull Paragon | ||
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Hessle railway station from National Rail
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