Beverley railway station

Not to be confused with Beverley railway station, Western Australia.

Beverley
Beverley railway station, signal box and Chantry lane crossing (2005)
General information
Location	Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.842000°N 0.421000°W / 53.842000; -0.421000
Grid reference	TA038396
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BEV
Classification	DfT category E
Passengers
2019/20	0.682 million
Interchange	6
2020/21	0.125 million
Interchange	1
2021/22	0.518 million
Interchange	4
2022/23	0.604 million
Interchange	6
2023/24	0.643 million
Interchange	6
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Beverley railway station serves the market town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Hull to Scarborough Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide most passenger services from the station, Hull Trains also serve this station.

History

The station in c. 1910, when there was a canopy in front of the entrance

Beverley station was opened in October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway leased Bridlington branch of the Hull and Selby Railway. The original station was designed by G. T. Andrews.[1]

Beverley gained junction status nineteen years later in 1865 when the North Eastern Railway completed the Market Weighton to Beverley section of the York to Beverley Line.^[citation needed]

The station was also planned to be the junction for the North Holderness Light Railway. This intended railway was given an Act in Parliament for 'transferring to the company the North Holderness Light Railway Company; and for other purposes, North Eastern Railway Bill [Lords].' The act was passed on 8 June 1899, but the NER never built the line.[2]

The York to Beverley Line closed as a result of the Beeching Axe on 29 November 1965.[3]

The station received listed building status in 1985.[1]

Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office, which is open Mondays to Fridays from 07:00 until 17:00 and until 13:30 on Saturdays (closed Sundays). A ticket machine is also provided. There is a waiting room and cafe in the main building next to the ticket hall and a shelter on the opposite platform.^[citation needed]

Step-free access is available to both platforms, though the southbound one is reached via a staffed barrier level crossing.[4] Train running details are offered via digital display screens and timetable posters.^[citation needed]

Future

The station may have more services introduced as part of the reopening of the York to Beverley Line via Market Weighton as part of the government's Restore Your Railway's plans.[5]

Services

A Class 158 at Beverley on a Scarborough to Hull service

The station has a two trains per hour service to Hull and Bridlington, with an hourly service to Scarborough on weekdays. At peak times, a number of extra trains from Hull terminate/start here. Most services to Hull continue to Doncaster and Sheffield or Selby & York.[6] Trains run hourly in each direction on Sundays, with most southbound trains running to Sheffield & hourly extensions northbound to Scarborough all year since the December 2009 timetable change (this service level previously only ran in summer).^[citation needed]

On 4 February 2015 Hull Trains commenced operating one service per weekday between Beverley and London King's Cross with British Rail Class 802.[7][8] Since May 2019, this has been increased to two trains per day.[9]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Cottingham		Northern Yorkshire Coast Line		Arram
Cottingham		Hull Trains London-Beverley		Terminus
Disused railways
Cherry Burton		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Terminus
Terminus		North Holderness Light Railway Proposed line, never built		Tickton

References

1. Historic England. "The Railway Station (1164550)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
2. "Message from the Lords". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 8 June 1899. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
3. Body 1988, pp. 36–37.
4. Beverley station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 7 December 2016
5. "Restoring your Railway Fund programme update". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
6. Table 43 National Rail timetable, December 2019
7. Table 43 National Rail timetable, May 2016
8. "MP delighted at new direct train service from Beverley to London". First Hull Trains. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
9. "TimeTables". Hull Trains. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

Sources

• Body, G. (1988). Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. PSL Field Guides. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.

External links

• Historic England. "Beverley railway station buildings (1164550)". National Heritage List for England.
• "Station Name: Beverley". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.