Hornbeam Park railway station explained

Hornbeam Park
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.9804°N -1.5277°W
Map Type:United Kingdom North Yorkshire
Grid Name:Grid reference
Owned:Network Rail
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Code:HBP
Zone:6
Classification:DfT category F1
Transit Authority:West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
Original:British Rail (Regional Railways)
Years:24 August 1992
Events:Opened
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hornbeam Park is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated NaNmiles north of Leeds, and serves the spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The station was opened to traffic on 24 August 1992. It is located just to the south of the junction where the original line left to go to the terminus station at Harrogate Brunswick.[1]

Access to both platforms is step-free, and although the station is unstaffed (so ticket must be purchased on the train), ramps are available for access to the trains from the platforms. The station has basic shelters on each platform (which are offset from each other) and train running details are provided via automatic announcements, timetable posters and CIS displays.[2]

Services

As of the May 2023 timetable change, the station is served by two trains per hour between Leeds and York via Harrogate and Knaresborough all week (including Sundays). Additional services operate at peak time, whilst the evening service drops to hourly and the last two eastbound trains terminate at Harrogate. All services are operated by Northern Trains.

Rolling stock used: British Rail Class 150, British Rail Class 155, Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bairstow . Martin . Railways through Harrogate . 2022 . Bairstow . Farsley . 978-1-871944-49-5 . 128.
  2. Web site: Station facilities for Hornbeam Park. 23 May 2014. National Rail Enquiries.