Yorkshire Coast Line - Current Services

Current Services

Services on the line are provided by Northern Rail; most trains terminate at Hull Paragon station and Bridlington, with some extending to Scarborough approximately hourly. Some trains are extensions of services on the Sheffield-Hull Line and a limited number from the Hull-York Line. First Transpennine Express also operate between Seamer and Scarborough as part of their service from Scarborough to York and beyond.

Services are usually worked by Class 158 DMUs. Summer weekends see services operated by a Class 158 coupled to a Class 153 or extra Class 158 providing a 3/4-car unit for additional capacity. Sundays also see a variety of traction traversing the line to retain crew knowledge; this can include Class 153, Class 150, Class 142 and Class 144

Until recently there was a very limited Sunday service on the line, except during the summer, when trains ran every hour between Hull and Bridlington, and every two hours through to Scarborough. Northern Rail has now extended this summer Sunday timetable to run all year round since the December 2009 timetable change. An increased afternoon and evening weekday service is also in operation.