Poppleton railway station

Poppleton is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between Leeds and York via Harrogate. The station, situated 2 miles 72 chains (4.7 km) west of York, serves the villages of Nether Poppleton and Upper Poppleton, City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Poppleton
General information
Location	Upper Poppleton, City of York England
Coordinates	53°58′33″N 1°08′54″W
Grid reference	SE559536
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	POP
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
30 October 1848	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	74,044
2020/21	14,468
2021/22	56,868
2022/23	72,144
2023/24	89,072
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station Hammerton towards Leeds via Harrogate Harrogate Line York Terminus
Location Poppleton Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The line is double track between Poppleton and Skelton Junction in York. West of Poppleton, the line is single track as far as Hammerton.

The station has a nursery (horticultural), which used to supply plants across the stations in Yorkshire pre-privatisation. A two-foot gauge railway still operates around the nursery.

In 2022-2023, the destination with the most journeys was York, with 36,554 journeys (50.7% of journeys).

Facilities

The main buildings here are now privately occupied and the station is not staffed. The lack of ticket machines means that tickets need to be purchased either on the train or in advance. There are shelters and digital information screens on each platform. Step-free access is available to both platforms, which are linked by the manually-operated level crossing, which still retains its wooden gates and ground-level signal box.

Services

Northern Trains route 29
York – Harrogate – Leeds via Knaresborough
York Poppleton Hammerton Cattal Knaresborough Starbeck Harrogate Hornbeam Park Pannal Weeton Horsforth Headingley Burley Park Leeds

As of the May 2023 timetable change, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Leeds via Harrogate and York. All services are operated by Northern Trains.

Rolling stock used: Class 150/155/158 Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar

External links

• Media related to Poppleton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Poppleton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hammerton		Northern Trains Harrogate Line		York
	Historical railways
Hessay		East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Harrogate Line		York