Ferriby railway station

Ferriby National Rail
Location
Place North Ferriby
Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°43′01″N 0°30′22″W / 53.71682°N 0.50600°W / 53.71682; -0.50600Coordinates: 53°43′01″N 0°30′22″W / 53.71682°N 0.50600°W / 53.71682; -0.50600
Grid reference SE985255
Operations
Station code FRY
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 50,364
2013/14 Decrease 50,298
2014/15 Decrease 47,454
2015/16 Decrease 45,188
2016/17 Increase 48,928
History
Key dates Opened 1840 (1840)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ferriby from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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.

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 services continue to Bridlington northbound and Sheffield or York westbound.

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 2016
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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