Place Hessle Station code HES DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference TA029256 Managed by Northern 2011/12 31,018 | |
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Address Hessle HU13 0EY, United Kingdom Similar Cottingham railway station, Beverley railway station, Goxhill railway station, Barrow Haven railway st, New Holland railway st | ||
Hessle railway station serves Hessle in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.
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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. 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, 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
The station is unstaffed and has no ticket machine - intending passengers must 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). Timetable posters, passenger information screens and a telephone provide train running details.
Services
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. Some trains continue to Bridlington and Sheffield and there is a single evening service to York.
There is a very limited service (two eastbound and three westbound trains) on Sundays.