Selby Line

Selby Line
A Northern Class 158 passing Halton near Leeds in 2018
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Yorkshire
Termini	Leeds Hull
Stations	16
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Hull Trains London North Eastern Railway Northern TransPennine Express
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Hull Victoria Dock branch line Hull Docks Branch Hull–Scarborough line Manor House Street Hessle Ferriby Melton Halt Brough Broomfleet Gilberdyke Hull and Doncaster Branch Eastrington Hull and Barnsley Railway Howden Wressle Hemingbrough Selby–Driffield line ECML via Riccall Swing bridge Selby Selby–Goole line to Doncaster CW&SLR ECML Hambleton Dearne Valley line South Milford Cross Country Route to York Micklefield Ridge Bridge East Garforth Castleford–Garforth line Garforth Manston Cross Gates–Wetherby line Cross Gates Osmondthorpe Neville Hill TMD Marsh Lane (1st) Marsh Lane (2nd) Leeds to Bradford and Wakefield

The Selby Line is a secondary^[1] railway line in Yorkshire, England, linking Leeds to Selby via Micklefield and then on to Kingston upon Hull (Hull).^[2] Hull Trains, London North Eastern Railway, and Northern and TransPennine Express operate passenger trains on the line.

In the second half of 2018, a 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch of line between Howden and Hessle had all its semaphore signalling and signal boxes decommissioned in favour of digital control overseen by the Rail Operating Centre in York.^[3] One of the crossing boxes at Crabley Creek has remained operational and worked by a Network Rail representative as the original deeds for the acquisition of the land by the railway company dictated that as long as the crossing existed, it should be staffed.^[4] Most of the boxes were either boarded up or demolished, though those at Melton Lane and Gilberdyke junction were retained as welfare facilities for railway workers.^[5]