Gilberdyke railway station
Gilberdyke 
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Southern Railway 'N-15/King Arthur' at Gilberdyke station with a charter train prior to the station remodelling (1982)
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| Location | |
| Place | Gilberdyke |
| Local authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53°44′52″N 0°43′48″W / 53.7479°N 0.7300°WCoordinates: 53°44′52″N 0°43′48″W / 53.7479°N 0.7300°W |
| Grid reference | SE837286 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GBD |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 50,820 |
| 2012/13 |
 50,004 |
| 2013/14 |
50,998 |
| 2014/15 |
52,026 |
| 2015/16 |
52,034 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1840 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gilberdyke from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Gilberdyke railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Gilberdyke in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1840 by the Hull and Selby Railway, and until 1975 it was known as Staddlethorpe station. Today it is operated by the Northern train operating company. Situated 17 miles (27 km) west of Hull, it is the junction for the lines to Selby and to Goole & Doncaster
Staddlethorpe station was opened by the Hull and Selby Railway in 1840. The original facilities included a water station, with a 1,250,000 imperial gallons (5,700 m3) reservoir and pumping engine.
In 1842 a train guard slipped in wet weather, falling off the platform under moving coal wagons, resulting in very serious injuries leading to his death. In 1850 a train from Hull to Normanton had one of its engine's boilers explode near the station. Both the driver and fireman were badly scalded, and the fireman broke a leg.
In 1869 the Hull and Doncaster Branch opened, branching south-westwards from a junction just west of the station.
At around the end of the 19th century a goods shed, and sidings serving a creosote works were established south of the station. In the same period the line through here and on towards Brough was increased to four tracks. The reservoir was filled in in 1903. In the mid-1980s, the platform loop lines were removed (reducing the line to two tracks again) and the platforms themselves extended outwards to reach the remaining running lines.
The works and area south of the station was redeveloped as an industrial estate in the 1970.
From 7 January 1975 the station became known as Gilberdyke station.
In 2006 a planning application was accepted for the demolition of the goods shed and the erection of three industrial units split into eighteen smaller business units.
Railway buildings that still exist include the Station Master's house and two adjacent cottages, and, on Broad Lane, a number of terraced cottages known as Station Cottages. The sidings south of the station have been replaced by an industrial estate "Gateway Business Park".
The station is now an unmanned halt and has no ticketing facilities - passengers must purchase these on the train or prior to travel. Shelters are located on each platform, along with digital information screens. Train running details can also be obtained by telephone and timetable posters.
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