Poppleton railway station
Poppleton is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between and via. The station, situated 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.
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, 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.
Facilities
The main buildings here are now privately occupied and the station is not staffed. There is a ticket machine located on Platform 1, which can be used to purchase tickets, or to collect pre-purchased tickets. 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
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