Earswick railway station

Earswick
Location of the station
General information
Location	Huntington, City of York England
Coordinates	53.989670°N 1.066870°W / 53.989670; -1.066870
Grid reference	SE612550
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
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. It closed on 27 November 1965.

The station and platforms were demolished in 1970–1 and The Hogshead (formerly Flag and Whistle) pub now occupies the site where the station once stood.

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

References

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. pp. 87, 125. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.