Place Upper Poppleton Station code POP DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SE559536 Managed by Northern 2011/12 62,014 | |
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Address York YO26 6QA, United Kingdom Similar Cattal railway station, Hammerton railway station, York's Chocolate Story, York Castle Museum, York Museum Gardens | ||
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.
Contents
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.
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.
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. 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 2017) retains its wooden gates and ground-level signal box.
Services
Generally there is an hourly service (with peak extras) operated by Northern to York eastbound and Leeds via Harrogate westbound. Services travelling from Leeds continue on to York.