Earswick railway station

Earswick
Location of the station
Location
Place	Huntington
Area	City of York
Coordinates	53°59′23″N 1°04′01″W / 53.989670°N 1.066870°WCoordinates: 53°59′23″N 1°04′01″W / 53.989670°N 1.066870°W
Grid reference	SE612552
Operations
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
4 October 1847	Opened as Huntingdon
1 November 1874	Renamed Earswick
29 November 1965	Closed[1]
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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

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. "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. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.