Snaith railway station


Snaith railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located east of Leeds railway station on the Pontefract Line, between and.
The former five trains each way per day service of the late 1980s was cut in half in 1991 and again in 2004, leaving only a residual "Parliamentary" minimum timetable in operation east of to avoid the need for statutory closure proceedings - a situation that remains unchanged to this day.

History

The station was opened in April 1848 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, linking the coalfields of West Yorkshire to the busy inland port at Goole. The station had two platforms and a signal box until 1985, but only one platform here is now in use following the singling of the to Goole portion of the route. The signal box has been demolished and the crossing automated.

Facilities

The station is unmanned, has no permanent buildings or ticketing facilities and minimal amenities - just a single waiting shelter, bicycle rack and timetable poster board. Step-free access is available from the car park to the platform.

Services

Snaith is served by a limited service of 3 trains per day Monday-Saturday only. There are 2 trains per day to and 1 train per day to . The station is not served on Sundays.