Selby railway station serves the town of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Hull-York Line 21 miles (34 km) south of York, Leeds-Hull Line 20.75 miles (33 km) east of Leeds and 31 miles (50 km) west of Hull.
Before the opening of the Selby diversion line in the early 1980s, it was on the East Coast Main Line. It is managed by First TransPennine Express. The station is mentioned in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
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