Earswick railway station

Earswick
Earswick
General information
Location	City of York
Coordinates	53°59′23″N 1°04′01″W / 53.989670°N 1.066870°W
Owned by	London and North Eastern Railway
Managed by	North Eastern Railway
Line(s)	York and North Midland Railway
Platforms	2
Key dates
4 October 1847	Opened as Huntington
1 November 1874	Renamed Earswick
29 November 1965	Closed

Earswick station (before 1874, known as Huntington station) was a station on the York to Beverley Line north east of the City of York, England.

History

Huntington station opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Huntington and New Earswick.

The station was renamed Earswick station on 1 November 1874.^[2] It closed on 27 November 1965.

The station and platforms were demolished in 1970/1 and the Flag and Whistle pub now occupies the site where the station once stood.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
York		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Warthill

References

^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
^ ^a ^b "Station Name: Earswick". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011.

Sources

Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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[1] Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens

[ds-2] "Station Name: Earswick". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011.

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