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York railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) serving the cathedral city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is 188 miles 40 chains (303.4 km) north of London King's Cross and, on the main line, it is situated between Doncaster to the south and Thirsk to the north.
York Rail Operating Centre (also known as York ROC) is a Rail operating centre (ROC) located at the south western end of York railway station in York, England. The site is one of twelve that will control all signalling across the mainland of the United Kingdom.
It was designed by NER architect Thomas Prosser (who also built York station). [6] This was closed in May 1961 and demolished in November 1963. Little is known about the other straight shed, although it was in use as a signal fitting shop before being demolished in 1937 when new platforms were built at York station (the current platforms 11 and ...
The station in use in 1861. The first York railway station was a temporary building on Queen Street outside the walls of the city. It was opened in 1839 by George Hudson's York and North Midland Railway and was the terminus of the original trunk route for trains to London, [2] via Derby and Birmingham. [3]
An East Leeds Parkway railway station near Micklefield has been proposed to relieve Leeds station, [3] but plans have been put on hold, and an alternative site at Thorpe Park is also considered. [4] After the junction, the line to Selby continues on the route of the Leeds and Selby Railway with the following stations: South Milford
The line left the York and Scarborough Railway at a junction north of York and turned eastward, crossing the largely flat terrain of the Vale of York via Stamford Bridge, Pocklington and Market Weighton before making its way over hillier ground via a gap in the Yorkshire Wolds, between Market Weighton and Goodmanham; the line then ran steadily ...
Originally a 15-inch (380 mm) railway opened in stages from 1913 onwards to serve the estate of Sir Robert Walker in Sand Hutton, North Yorkshire. When the railway was extended to Warthill railway station on the York–Beverley line, extra stock was acquired from a closed railway in London which had an 18-inch (460 mm) gauge. This necessitated ...
A cattle dock and a third platform were added on 25 September 1861. The sidings were used when the passenger numbers became too high, although this drew complaints due to delays and chaos. After the widening works of 1877 (when York station was moved to another position), access to the platforms was via a small ramp located at the eastern end ...