Bempton railway station
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| Location | Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°07′40″N 0°10′45″W / 54.12780°N 0.17920°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TA189717 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | BEM | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 20 October 1847[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 5,116 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 18,076 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 21,098 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 20,752 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 23,682 | ||||
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Bempton railway station serves the village of Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. It is located on the single track section between Hunmanby and Bridlington and is the nearest railway station to the RSPB nature reserve at Bempton Cliffs, 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) away to the east.[2][3]
The station formerly had two platforms and a signal box (which supervised the now automated level crossing here), but the second platform has been disused since the Bridlington to Hunmanby section was singled in 1973.[4] Goods sidings and weighbridge were located immediately north of the station.[5]
Facilities
The station is unstaffed, with a basic shelter on the single platform and a ticket machine located at the entrance to the platform. The station house is now in private ownership. Step-free access is available to the platform from the adjacent road.[6]
Services
From May 2019, the service has been increased to hourly in both directions all week (from the former nine each way every weekday and six each way on Sundays that operated previously). Most southbound trains continue to Doncaster and Sheffield, though there is one that runs to York instead, on weekdays and Saturdays.[7]
References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The RSPB Magazine, Winter/Spring 2026, page 49
- ^ Bagshaw, Mike (2014). Slow Yorkshire Moors & Wolds : including York & the coast. Chalfont St Peter: Bradt. p. 167. ISBN 9781841625485.
- ^ Allen, David (24 April 2019). "When 2 into 1 doesn't always go". Rail Magazine. No. 877. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. p. 87. ISSN 0953-4563.
Rationalisation of the less well-used and more scenic northern section of the North Yorkshire coastal route between Hull and Scarborough started in 1973. The gate box at Speeton was retained and the SBs at Flamborough and Bempton were reduced to gate boxes. All three have since been converted to Automatic Half Barrier Crossing (AHBC).
- ^ Chapman, Stephen (2021). Railway memories No 32: the East Riding of Yorkshire. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 94. ISBN 9781871233360.
- ^ Bempton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 8 December 2016
- ^ Table 24 National Rail timetable, December 2025
External links
- Train times and station information for Bempton railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Northern | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Station closed; Line open | Y&NMR | Station closed; Line open |
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