Whitley Bridge railway station


Whitley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Eggborough and Whitley in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Pontefract Line and is east of. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1848, on their line between and Goole via.

Facilities

The station is unmanned and has only basic amenities – no permanent buildings remain other than standard glass and metal shelters on each platform. There is a single customer help point on platform 1 and timetable posters on both sides to provide train running information. No ticket facilities are provided, so passengers can buy their tickets either on the train or at their destination. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the level crossing at the Knottingley end of the station.

Services

Whitley Bridge has a limited service – Monday to Saturdays, one train a day goes to Goole and two per day go to Leeds. There is no Sunday service. Trains operate on Bank holidays.
The sparse timetable continues to operate mainly to meet Northern's franchise obligations and to avoid the need for the Knottingley to Goole line to be put through the formal closure process. The line is however also used for freight traffic to/from Drax Power Station.