Hunmanby railway station
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Hunmanby railway station serves the village of Hunmanby
in North Yorkshire
, England
. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line
and is operated by Northern Rail
who provide all passenger train services. The station opened for traffic on 20 October 1847 and is the point at which the single track section from Bridlington
ends, the line being double north of here towards Filey
.
The station is unstaffed and passengers must purchase their ticket on the train. The station buildings remain and are now privately occupied - the main waiting room and the separate ladies' waiting room having been converted to holiday accommodation.
Local initiatives, such as door-to-door delivery of timetables in Hunmanby and surrounding villages, have seen a significant increase in patronage of this station between 2006 and 2008.
Hunmanby
Hunmanby is a large village , which was classified as a town until the 1960s, and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England...
in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line
Yorkshire Coast Line
The Yorkshire Coast Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs northwards from Hull Paragon to Bridlington and Scarborough calling at other intermediate stations.-History:...
and is operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
who provide all passenger train services. The station opened for traffic on 20 October 1847 and is the point at which the single track section from Bridlington
Bridlington railway station
Bridlington railway station serves the town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services....
ends, the line being double north of here towards Filey
Filey railway station
Filey railway station serves the town of Filey in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services....
.
The station is unstaffed and passengers must purchase their ticket on the train. The station buildings remain and are now privately occupied - the main waiting room and the separate ladies' waiting room having been converted to holiday accommodation.
Local initiatives, such as door-to-door delivery of timetables in Hunmanby and surrounding villages, have seen a significant increase in patronage of this station between 2006 and 2008.
Services
Nine trains call here in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays, with six trains in each direction on Sundays (all year round since the December 2009 timetable change - see National Rail Timetable 43).External links
- The Old Waiting Rooms The Self Catering accommodation provided in the converted waiting rooms.