Saltmarshe railway station
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Saltmarshe railway station is a railway station on the Sheffield-Hull Line between Goole
Goole
Goole is a town, civil parish and port located approximately inland on the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...

 and Gilberdyke
Gilberdyke
Gilberdyke is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Hull city centre and east of Howden town centre.It lies a mile south of the M62 motorway on the B1230 road....

 stations. It serves the village of Laxton
Laxton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Laxton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Goole.The civil parish is formed by the village of Laxton and the hamlets of Cotness, Metham and Saltmarshe....

 in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England
England
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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...

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It was opened in 1869 by the North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...

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It is named after Saltmarshe
Saltmarshe
Saltmarshe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, it forms part of the civil parish of Laxton. It is situated on the north bank of the River Ouse, approximately east of Goole....

 which is situated one mile south of the station on the north bank of the River Ouse
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...

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Services

The station is served by a limited number of trains between Hull and Doncaster
Doncaster railway station
Doncaster railway station serves the town of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross, and is about five minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. The station is managed by East Coast...

. Currently six trains call in each direction, mainly during the morning and evening peaks. There is no Sunday service.

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