Broomfleet railway station serves the village of

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in the

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. The station is on the

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west of Hull. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by

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. Formerly located on a quadrupled section of line with platforms on the outer ('slow') lines only, the station was rebuilt when the section from was reduced to double track around 1987. Broomfleet railway station

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1840 by the

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; originally named ''Bromfleet'', it was renamed ''Broomfleet'' in January 1851 by the

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. From October 1861 to November 1872 the station was not served by timetabled passenger trains. For many years it had a very sparse train service on market days only. A full service was introduced by the North Eastern Railway in October 1907.

Facilities

The station is an unstaffed halt with only basic shelters and timetable poster boards on offer. Tickets can only be bought on the train or prior to travel. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps, but this is via the adjacent

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and so care is advised when using it.

Services

There is a limited and somewhat irregular service to and from Broomfleet with four trains per day Monday to Saturday towards Hull eastbound, but seven per day towards Doncaster or York westbound. There is no Sunday service.

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Railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Hull and Selby Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Northern franchise railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub