Bridlington railway station
Bridlington 
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| Location | |
| Place | Bridlington |
| Local authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 54°05′02″N 0°11′55″W / 54.0840°N 0.1985°WCoordinates: 54°05′02″N 0°11′55″W / 54.0840°N 0.1985°W |
| Grid reference | TA178668 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BDT |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.430 million |
| – Interchange |
 126 |
| 2012/13 |
0.412 million |
| – Interchange |
129 |
| 2013/14 |
0.424 million |
| – Interchange |
195 |
| 2014/15 |
0.423 million |
| – Interchange |
168 |
| 2015/16 |
0.439 million |
| – Interchange |
126 |
| History | |
| Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 6 October 1846 | opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bridlington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bridlington railway station serves the town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.
The station buffet at Bridlington is one of only three original station buffets left in the UK, and provides the prizewinning flower display in the station.
The station was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway as the terminus of their line running from Hull railway station. An extension northwards to Filey railway station leading to a junction at Seamer railway station connecting with the York to Scarborough Line was opened just over a year later.
The original station buildings and platforms (numbered 1–3) were located a few yards to the west of the current station. These consisted of a train shed designed by G T Andrews and similar to his work at Filey and Beverley. Platform 3 was an extension to the original scheme and was a bay platform used for many years by the 'Malton Dodger' until the 1950s. Bridlington expanded as a resort at the start of the 20th century largely as a result of the railway. Direct trains ran from the industrial heartlands via Selby and Market Weighton in the summer. The new holiday market led to a huge expansion of the resort and the need for a larger station to take the long excursion trains.
The present concourse and the main platforms date from the 1912 expansion of the station which included Bell's wrought iron canopies over the lengthy platforms 5 and 6. A new roofed concourse was built and the new station entrance included the original canopy from the old entrance. After the First World War, excursion platforms were added to cope with the many special trains. On summer Saturdays the timetable would include through trains to Leeds, London, the Midlands and Derbyshire. The inter-war period saw the greatest extent of the station complete with engine shed and two turntables with extensive sidings. The fine compact Station Buffet was built at this time.
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