Snaith railway station is a

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that serves the market town of

Snaith Snaith is a market town and parish in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town is close to the River Aire and the M62 and M18 motorways. The town is located west of Goole, east of Knottingley ...

in the

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, England. It is located east of

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on the Pontefract Line, between and . The former five trains each way per day service of the late 1980s (see

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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 to avoid the need for statutory closure proceedings - a situation that remains unchanged to this day.

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1848 (along with the line) by the

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, linking the coalfields of West Yorkshire to the busy inland port at

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 ...

. The station had two platforms and a signal box (to supervise nearby sidings and a

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) 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. 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.

Services

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

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Railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Northern franchise railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Snaith {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub