Poppleton railway station
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| Location | Upper Poppleton, City of York England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°58′33″N 1°08′54″W / 53.9759597°N 1.1484069°W | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | SE559536 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | POP | ||||||||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Original company | East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway | ||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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| 30 October 1848 | Opened | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018/19 |  70,018 | ||||||||||
| 2019/20 | 74,044 | ||||||||||
| 2020/21 |  14,468 | ||||||||||
| 2021/22 | 56,868 | ||||||||||
| 2022/23 | 72,144 | ||||||||||
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.svg)  Poppleton Location in North Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |||||||||||
Poppleton is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between Leeds and York via Harrogate. The station, situated 2 miles 72 chains (4.7 km) west of York, serves the villages of Nether Poppleton and Upper Poppleton, City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
The line is double track between Poppleton and Skelton Junction in York. West of Poppleton, the line is single track as far as Hammerton.[1]
The station 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.
In 2022-2023, the destination with the most journeys was York, with 36,554 journeys (50.7% of journeys).
Facilities[edit]
The main buildings here are now privately occupied and the station is unmanned. The lack of ticket machines means that tickets need to be purchased either on the train or in advance.[2] 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, which still retains its wooden gates and ground-level signal box.[3]
Services[edit]
Northern Trains route 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the May 2023 timetable change, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Leeds via Harrogate and York, with additional services running at peak times. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[4]
Rolling stock used: Class 150/155/158 Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
References[edit]
- ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams - Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 42E. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
- ^ Poppleton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
- ^ Poppleton station Thomas, J Geograph.org; Retrieved 30 November 2016
- ^ "Timetables". www.northernrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Poppleton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Poppleton railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hammerton | Northern Trains Harrogate Line | York | ||
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| Hessay | East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Harrogate Line | York | ||
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