Bempton railway station

Bempton
General information
Location	Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54.12780°N 0.17920°W / 54.12780; -0.17920
Grid reference	TA189717
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BEM
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	20 October 1847[1]
Passengers
2018/19	12,946
2019/20	16,242
2020/21	5,116
2021/22	18,076
2022/23	21,098
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bempton railway station serves the village of Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. It is located on the single track section between Hunmanby and Bridlington and is the nearest railway station to the RSPB nature reserve at Bempton Cliffs (1.5 miles (2.4 km) away to the east).

The station formerly had two platforms and a signal box (which supervised the now automated level crossing here), but the second platform has been disused since the Bridlington to Hunmanby section was singled in 1969. Goods sidings and weighbridge were located immediately north of the station.

Facilities

The station is unmanned, with a basic shelter on the single platform and a ticket machine located at the entrance to the platform. The station house is now in private ownership. Step-free access is available to the platform from the adjacent road.^[2]

Services

From May 2019, the service has been increased to hourly in both directions all week (from the former nine each way per weekday and six each way on Sundays that operated previously).^[3] Most southbound trains continue to Doncaster and Sheffield.

Bempton station in 1961

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. Bempton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 8 December 2016
3. Table 43 National Rail timetable, May 2019

External links

• Train times and station information for Bempton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Bridlington		Northern Yorkshire Coast Line		Hunmanby
Historical railways
Flamborough Station closed; Line open		Y&NMR Hull and Scarborough Line		Speeton Station closed; Line open