Trains to Bridlington - Station Details and further Information on Bridlington Train Services
Bridlington train station serves the town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. The Station Buffet at Bridlington is one of only three original buffets left in the UK. During the summer, the station is often decorated with an extensive display of flowers by the owner of the Station Buffet. The line is supported by The Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership.
The station was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway as the terminus of their line from Hull, an extension northwards to Filey and Scarborough being opened just over a year later. The original station buildings & platforms (numbered 1-3) were located a few yards to the west of the current station, but these were taken out of use in the 1970s and subsequently demolished (the site is now occupied by housing). The excursion platforms on the opposite side (7 & 8) were also taken out of use prior to signalling changes in 2000 that put the line northwards towards Filey & Scarborough under the control of the signal boxes at Bridlington South and Seamer, leaving only three platforms (4 - 6) in operation.
The station sees trains travelling to Scarborough in the north and to Hull, Doncaster and Sheffield. A small number of trains also run to/from Selby and York. Loco-hauled and steam trains are now permitted access to the line following a nine-day engineering blockade in February 2008 & February 2009 that saw more than 4 miles of track replaced.
There is a half hourly service from the station to Hull on weekdays, with alternate departures continuing on to Doncaster and Sheffield - some of these are limited stop both sides of Hull whilst others serve most intermediate stations en-route. There are also nine departures a day to Scarborough, the frequency varying between every ninety minutes and every two hours. There is also one weekday arrival from York (via Hull) each day, whilst one of the Sheffield trains runs via Selby rather than the usual route via Goole.
Sundays see an hourly service to Hull & Sheffield, dropping to once every two to three hours during the winter. Sunday services to Scarborough only run between May and September, on a two hourly frequency.
The local Community Rail Partnership is hoping that service improvements, such as a year-round Sunday service and a weekday hourly service to Scarborough, can be implemented once Northern Rail receives additional rolling stock from the Department for Transport as part of a central government investment plan for the local rail network.
The station has departure information screens in the concourse area as well as on each platform. Manual PA announcements are also made on an Ad-Hoc basis. The station has a staffed ticket office which is open for most peak services the only exception is a temporary closure when the staff member is operating the Barrow Crossing for disabled passengers on the Scarborough bound platform. The station is well maintained and cleaned on a regular basis by Northern Rail contractors, ISS. The station also has toilets. The station has one of only three stations buffets left in the UK. The station also has toilets, a Selecta vending machine and an East Riding of Yorkshire Council local information computer kiosk.
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