South Milford railway station
South Milford railway station serves the villages of South Milford and Sherburn in Elmet in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Selby Line 13 miles (21 km) east of Leeds.
South Milford  | |
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.jpg.webp) Platform 2 looking West towards Leeds | |
| General information | |
| Location | South Milford, Selby England |
| Coordinates | 53.782420°N 1.251140°W |
| Grid reference | SE494320 |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SOM |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1834 |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  0.172 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.173 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.177 million |
| 2020/21 |  26,662 |
| 2021/22 | 79,192 |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station was opened in 1834 as Milford railway station on the Leeds and Selby Railway. The name was changed to South Milford station in 1867,[1] however, some early timetables refer to the station as Milford Bridge.[2] The Leeds and Selby Railway was leased to George Hudson, which allowed him to divert all traffic via his line through Methley. As such, between 1848 and 1850, no railway traffic moved west of Milford, and even by 1850, this was restarted as only local traffic.[3] During the early years of operation at Milford, the platforms at the station were known to be causing problems for passengers as they were only 6 inches (150 mm) above the level of the rail lines.[4]
Facilities at the station are limited – there are shelters on each platform and passenger information screens and ticket machines were installed in 2018 as part of a programme of station improvements by the operator. There is no footbridge or subway.[5]
The station did have buildings and a signal box up until at least 1979 (the main building was one of the last remaining examples of original Leeds and Selby Railway architecture), but these were subsequently demolished.[6]
Services
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, the station is served by a Northern hourly local service, which runs in each direction between Hull Paragon Interchange and Halifax via Leeds and Bradford Interchange.[7] This is an extension of the former Leeds to Selby local stopping service that called here prior to the winter 2019 timetable change. A few additional trains operate at peak times.
On Sundays, there is also an hourly service each way but running between Selby and Leeds only.
One TransPennine Express service in each direction calls here on Mondays-Saturdays. One Transpennine Express service from Hull to Leeds will call here on Sunday evenings from 19 February 2023.[8]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| TransPennine Express North TransPennine | ||||
| Northern | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Micklefield Line and station open |
North Eastern Railway Leeds and Selby Railway |
Gascoigne Wood Junction Line open, station closed | ||
References
- Hitches, Mike (2013), Steam Around York & East Riding (electronic book), Chap.1 York
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 418. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- Hoole, K. (1986). The North East (3 ed.). [Newton Abbot]: David St John Thomas. p. 32. ISBN 0946537313.
- Tomlinson, William Weaver (1915). The North Eastern Railway, its rise and development. Newcastle: A Reid and Co. p. 412. OCLC 854595777.
- South Milford station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 29 November 2016
- "South Milford"Railway Architecture of North East England; Retrieved 18 November 2016
- GB eNRT December 2019 Edition, Table 40
- "Transpennine North timetables". Transpennin Express. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
External links
- Train times and station information for South Milford railway station from National Rail