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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.
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.
York North was opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1878 the year after the current York station was opened. With the relocation of the station outside of the city walls, it made operational sense to have an engine shed at the north end of the station as many trains changed locomotives at York.
The Grade-II listed building, which has a 5,000-gallon water tank on its roof, was part of a temporary railway terminus which was used from 1840-41 while York's first station was being built.
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a major investment being made in the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield in the north of England. It is the 76 miles (122 km) northern route over the Pennines , [ 1 ] most of which is also known as the Huddersfield line .
The ROC at York with Welcome to Yorkshire sign. 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.
The Milner York is an historic Grade II listed building [1] on Station Road, adjacent to York railway station, England. It is a five-storey building of yellow Scarborough brick and was completed in 1878, a year after the present station opened.
Listed buildings on the north-west side of the street include York railway station, [4] The Principal York hotel, [5] and a statue of George Leeman. [6] The south-east side is mostly taken up by the city walls, along with the North Eastern Railway War Memorial, [7] and the side of the Grand Hotel and Spa. [8]