Ulleskelf railway station
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Ulleskelf railway station serves Ulleskelf
in North Yorkshire
, England
. The station is 8.75 miles (14 km) south of York
.
The station opened in 1839 on the York and North Midland Railway
near where it crossed the River Wharfe
. Nowadays, the station is unstaffed, and all trains that call there are run by Northern Rail
.
northbound and two to Sheffield, two to Leeds (one of these continues to Blackpool North
) and one to Hull southbound.
No trains call here on Sundays.
The station is accessible to wheelchair users.
Ulleskelf
Ulleskelf is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe.Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr. It is pronounced locally as 'Ul-la-skelf'....
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...
. The station is 8.75 miles (14 km) south of York
York railway station
York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...
.
The station opened in 1839 on the York and North Midland Railway
York and North Midland Railway
The York and North Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting York, with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds.-Origins:...
near where it crossed the River Wharfe
River Wharfe
The River Wharfe is a river in Yorkshire, England. For much of its length it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. The name Wharfe is Celtic and means "twisting, winding".The valley of the River Wharfe is known as Wharfedale...
. Nowadays, the station is unstaffed, and all trains that call there are run 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...
.
Services
Despite it being on three lines, only ten trains a day (Monday to Saturday) call at Ulleskelf. Five to YorkYork railway station
York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...
northbound and two to Sheffield, two to Leeds (one of these continues to Blackpool North
Blackpool North railway station
Blackpool North railway station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston....
) and one to Hull southbound.
No trains call here on Sundays.
The station is accessible to wheelchair users.