le ▁railway ▁station ▁serves ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁H ess le ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire , ▁England . ▁The ▁station , ▁and ▁all ▁trains ▁serving ▁it , ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁Northern . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁nearest ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁H umber ▁to ▁the ▁H umber ▁Bridge ▁and ▁good ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁structure ▁can ▁be ▁had ▁from ▁the ▁platforms ▁when ▁looking ▁west . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁by ▁the ▁H ull ▁and ▁Sel by ▁Railway ▁and ▁is ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁platforms ▁were ▁originally ▁aligned ▁as ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁outer ▁lines ▁only ▁when ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁quad ru ple d ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁but ▁following ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁outer ▁lines ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁by ▁British ▁Rail , ▁they ▁were ▁extended ▁out ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁surv iving ▁centre ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁un st aff ed ▁and ▁has ▁no ▁ticket ▁machine ▁- ▁int ending ▁passengers ▁must ▁buy ▁their ▁ticket ▁in ▁advance ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁train . ▁The ▁main ▁building ▁is ▁still ▁present ▁but ▁not ▁in ▁railway ▁use , ▁though ▁the ▁old ▁N ER ▁shelter ▁on ▁the ▁east bound ▁side ▁is ▁still ▁available ▁( a ▁more ▁modern ▁structure ▁is ▁provided ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ). ▁Step - free ▁access ▁is ▁available ▁to ▁both ▁platforms ▁via ▁ram ps ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁road ▁( east ▁side ) ▁and ▁the ▁foot bridge ▁( west ▁side