The approach to York station and the Royal York hotel

York railway station is a main-line railway station in the historic city of York. It lies on the East Coast Main Line between London's King's Cross station and Edinburgh's Waverley Station. Originally it was part of the Great Northern Railway. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1585x913, 289 KB)York railway station and Royal York Hotel - April 10 2005 By & copyright --Tagishsimon (talk) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1585x913, 289 KB)York railway station and Royal York Hotel - April 10 2005 By & copyright --Tagishsimon (talk) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... This GNER train serving Kings Cross is named White Rose after the traditional symbol of Yorkshire. ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Waverley Station, from the Scott Monument. ... The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ...

The station provides connections to:

• Doncaster, Retford, Grantham, Newark, Peterborough, Stevenage, London and other stations on the ECML south
• Darlington, Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and other stations on the ECML north
• Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, and stations through to Birmingham and the south west
• Harrogate and Knaresborough (going on to Leeds)
• Liverpool, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport via the Transpennine Express services.
• Bradford, Halifax, Hebden Bridge and stations to Preston and Blackpool or Manchester Victoria by Northern Rail's commuter services.
• Hull, Selby, and Scarborough to the East.

The station platforms looking north from the footbridge

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The first York railway station was built within the walls of the city in 1839 by the North Midland Railway, and served as a terminus for trains to the south. The current station, built to serve many more routes, was built immediately outside the walls and opened in 1877. In 1909 new platforms were added, and in 1938 the current footbridge was built. The building was damaged during World War II and extensively repaired in 1947. Between April and December 2005, work is underway to rationalise and improve the approach to the station, which remains largely as in was in the 1870s, for bus, taxi, and car users as well as pedestrians and cyclists. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The North Midland Railway was a British railway company, opened in 1840, from Derby to Rotherham (Masborough) and Leeds. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ...

Station users

The station is used by the following Tocs National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ...

• GNER - Inter-City 225 (Class 91 electric locomotive and DVT) and Inter-City 125 (HST) services between London and the North East and Scotland.
• Transpennine Express - Class 158 "Express" diesel multiple units between Manchester, Liverpool and the North East.
• Northern Rail - assorted Sprinter and Pacer diesel multiple units operating 'stopping' services across Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
• Virgin Cross-Country - Class 220 and Class 221 'Virgin Voyager' diesel multiple units on cross-country services linking the Midlands and South West with the North East and Scotland.
• Midland Mainline - very limited summer-only service, occasionally HSTs but now more usually [[Class 222] Meridian diesel multiple units.

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Platform use

The platforms at York have been renumbered several times, the current usage is:

• Platform 1: South-facing bay platform mostly used for services to Hull and for stabling empty stock.
• Platform 2: North-facing bay platform connected only to the Scarborough branch, used mostly for stabling (along with the accompanying station siding).
• Platform 3: Main southbound platform, accessible directly from the station concourse. Most southbound GNER or Cross-Country services and some Westbound Trans-Pennine Express services use this.
• Platform 4: Northward continuation of platform 3 connected only to the Scarborough branch, used by most Trans-Pennine Express services from Scarborough.
• Platform 5: Main northbound platform, accessible by footbridge or tunnel. Most northbound GNER or Cross-Country services and some North/Eestbound Trans-Pennine Express services use this.
• Platform 6: South-facing bay platform used mostly by Northern Rail commuter services.
• Platform 7: South-facing bay platform used mostly by Northern Rail commuter services.
• Platform 8: North-facing bay platform used almost exclusively by Northern Rail trains on the Harrogate branch. There is also a siding next to this.
• Platforms 9, 10, 11: Bidirectional platforms used by GNER, Cross-Country and Transpennine Express services.

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An avoiding line for freight only runs behind the station, although some freight is routed through the station. Enthusiasts wishing to observe traffic on the avoiding line will find that the South end of platforms 10/11 gives a very good view of the trains against the background of Holgate Church and Bridge. Charter trains and railtours can often be found using platforms 10 and 11,

Empty stock is often stabled in the bays, particularly Platforms 2, 6, and 7.

External links

• Train times and station information for York railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of York railway station from Multimap.com

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