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Poppleton railway station

Coordinates: 53°58′33″N 1°08′54″W / 53.9759597°N 1.1484069°W / 53.9759597; -1.1484069
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Poppleton
National Rail
General information
LocationUpper Poppleton, City of York
England
Coordinates53°58′33″N 1°08′54″W / 53.9759597°N 1.1484069°W / 53.9759597; -1.1484069
Grid referenceSE559536
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codePOP
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyEast and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
30 October 1848Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 70,018
2019/20Increase 74,044
2020/21Decrease 14,468
2021/22Increase 56,868
2022/23Increase 72,144
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station
Hammerton
towards Leeds via Harrogate
Harrogate Line York
Terminus
Location
Poppleton is located in North Yorkshire
Poppleton
Poppleton
Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes
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

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The main buildings here are now privately occupied and the station is not staffed. 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

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Northern Trains
route 29
York – Harrogate – Leeds
via Knaresborough
York Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Poppleton Parking Bicycle facilities
Hammerton Parking
Cattal Bicycle facilities
Knaresborough Parking
Starbeck Bicycle facilities
Harrogate Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access Bus interchange
Hornbeam Park Parking
Pannal Parking Bicycle facilities
Weeton Parking
Horsforth Parking Bicycle facilities
Headingley Parking
Burley Park Parking
Leeds Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access

As of the May 2023 timetable change, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Leeds via Harrogate and York. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[4]

Rolling stock used: Class 150/155/158 Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar

References

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  1. ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams - Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 42E. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
  2. ^ Poppleton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
  3. ^ Poppleton station Thomas, J Geograph.org; Retrieved 30 November 2016
  4. ^ "Timetables". www.northernrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Hammerton   Northern Trains
Harrogate Line
  York
  Historical railways  
Hessay   East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Harrogate Line
  York