Snaith railway station

Snaith railway station is a railway station that serves the market town of Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 26 miles (42 km) east of Leeds railway station on the Pontefract Line, between Knottingley and Goole.

Snaith
General information
Location	Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.69279°N 1.02600°W / 53.69279; -1.02600
Grid reference	SE643222
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	SNI
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1 April 1848
Passengers
2019/20	1,554
2020/21	130
2021/22	736
2022/23	1,510
2023/24	1,482
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The former five trains each way per day service of the late 1980s (see British Rail National Passenger Timetables from May 1988–90) was cut in half in 1991 (due to shortage of rolling stock) and again in 2004, leaving only a residual "Parliamentary" minimum timetable in operation east of Knottingley to avoid the need for statutory closure proceedings - a situation that remains unchanged to this day.^[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1848 (along with the line) 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 (to supervise nearby sidings and a level crossing) until 1985, but only one platform here is now in use (and only along part of its length) following the singling of the Gowdall Junction to Goole portion of the route.^[2] The signal box has been demolished and the crossing automated.

Facilities

The station is unmanned, has no permanent buildings or ticketing facilities (so tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train) 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.^[3]

Services

Snaith is served by a limited service of 3 trains per day Monday-Saturday only. There are 2 trains per day to Leeds (1 in the morning and 1 in the evening) and 1 train per day to Goole (in the evening only). The station is not served on Sundays.^[4]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hensall		Northern Trains Pontefract line Limited Service		Rawcliffe

References

1. Freeman, Sarah (28 April 2015). "The ghost trains haunting Britain's rail network". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. Thompson, Nigel. "Snaith Railway station". Geograph.org. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
3. "Snaith station facilities". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
4. Table 32 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Snaith railway station from National Rail