Poppleton railway station
Poppleton  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Upper Poppleton |
| Local authority | City of York |
| Coordinates | 53°58′34″N 1°08′54″W / 53.9760°N 1.1482°WCoordinates: 53°58′34″N 1°08′54″W / 53.9760°N 1.1482°W |
| Grid reference | SE559536 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | POP |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 62,540 |
| 2011/12 |
62,014 |
| 2012/13 |
 66,966 |
| 2013/14 |
73,136 |
| 2014/15 |
64,330 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1848 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Poppleton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Poppleton railway station is a station serving the suburban village of Upper Poppleton in the York and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line 3 miles (5 km) west of York and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.
The line is double track between Poppleton and Skelton Junction in York. Westwards of Poppleton station the line is single track as far as Hammerton.[1]
The station still has a nursery (horticultural) which used to supply plants across the stations in Yorkshire pre-privatisation. A two-foot gauge railway still operates around the nursery.[2]
Facilities
The main buildings here are now privately occupied and the station is unmanned. Ticket machines are not available, so anyone wishing to travel must purchase tickets need to do so on the train or in advance.[3] There are shelters and digital information screens on each platform. Step-free access is available to both platforms, which are linked by the manually-operated level crossing - this still (as of 2016) retains its wooden gates and ground-level signal box.[4]
Services
Generally there is an hourly service operated by Northern to York eastbound and Leeds via Harrogate westbound. Services travelling from Leeds continue on to York.[5]
References
- ↑ Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams - Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 42E. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
- ↑ "Poppleton Community Railway Nursery | Home". www.poppletonrailwaynursery.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Poppleton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
- ↑ Poppleton station Thomas, J Geograph.org; Retrieved 30 November 2016
- ↑ GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Table 35
External links
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- Train times and station information for Poppleton railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerton | Northern Harrogate Line |
York | ||