Saltmarshe railway station is a railway station on the

Hull and Doncaster Branch The Hull and Doncaster Branch is a secondary main railway line in England, connecting Kingston upon Hull to South Yorkshire and beyond via a branch from the Selby Line near Gilberdyke to a connection to the Doncaster–Barnetby line at a junctio ...

between

Goole Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2011 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 19,518, an increa ...

and

Gilberdyke Gilberdyke is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east of York and west of Hull. Gilberdyke lies near to Howden which is away. It lies on the B1230 road, south of the M62 ...

stations. It serves the village of

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. The station was opened in 1869 as part of the North Eastern Railway's

Description

The station and all trains serving it are operated by

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. There used to be a signal box at the west end of the platforms on the southern side of the line, which controlled the

level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...

at the site. It was abolished and removed in the autumn of 2018 as part of signalling upgrade work in the area. It is named after Saltmarshe, one mile south of the station, on the north bank of the River Ouse. Facilities at the unstaffed station are basic, with no ticketing provision and no permanent buildings other than waiting shelters on each platform. Train information can be obtained from timetable posters or by telephone. There is step-free access on each side, but the Hull-bound platform requires the use of a

barrow crossing There are around 6,000 level crossings in the United Kingdom, of which about 1,500 are public highway crossings. This number is gradually being reduced as the risk of accidents at level crossings is considered high. The director of the UK Rail ...

alongside the signal box. Mobility-impaired users are advised not to use it without assistance.

Services

The station is served by a limited number of trains between Hull and

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

. Currently 17 trains per day call. Northbound there are seven trains to Hull, with the first northbound train in the morning continuing to

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via

Beverley Beverley is a market town, market and minster (church), minster town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre ...

. Southbound there are 10 trains to Doncaster (of which one early morning service continues to

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

). Passengers for intermediate stations between Doncaster and Sheffield now have to change at Doncaster as the Hull to Sheffield stopping service has been cut into two after the December 2019 timetable change. There is no Sunday service.

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Railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire DfT Category F2 stations Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869 Northern franchise railway stations 1869 establishments in England {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub