Hensall railway station

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General information
Location	Selby
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HEL

Hensall railway station serves the village of Hensall, North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Pontefract Line and is 22 miles (35 km) east of Leeds. The line is used regularly by the freight companies FirstGBRf, Freightliner and DB Schenker that transport coal & limestone to Drax and remove the gypsum created by the flue-gas treatment equipment.

History

The station was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Later in its history the station was absorbed into the LMSR (London Midland Scottish Railway) before it became part of the British Railways Network. Today the station is operated by Northern Rail. The station is now home to one of the last set of electrical wheel gates in the world, Castleford Cutsyke junction and Hensall are the final serving gates after the removal of the gates at Brough. Hensall Station was also the site of a small collision in 1949 between a British railways freight engine and a lorry after failure of a crossing keeper to acknowledge the train and brake van approaching, however it was argued that the signal man never gave the crossing the approaching train signal. It is unknown who caused the incident.

Services

Hensall has only a limited service - Monday to Saturdays, one train a day goes to Goole and two per day go to Leeds. There is no Sunday service. This service is operated by Northern Rail and is booked to be run with classes 142, 144, 153 or 150.

External links

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

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Whitley Bridge		Northern Rail Pontefract Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Snaith