York Railway Station (High Definition) - 20th March, 2012
York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of
York, England. It lies on the
East Coast Main Line (
ECML) 188.5 miles (303 km) north of
London's King's Cross station towards
Edinburgh's
Waverley Station.
Originally it was part of the
North Eastern Railway.
York is one of the most important railway junction stations on the
British railway network, approximately halfway between
London and Edinburgh; it is also a few miles north of the
point where the
Cross Country and Trans-Pennine routes via
Leeds leave the ECML. The junction was historically a major site for rolling stock manufacture, maintenance and repair.
The station is operated by
East Coast on behalf of
Network Rail, and provides services to:
Doncaster,
Retford,
Grantham,
Newark, Peterborough,
Stevenage, London and other stations on the ECML south
Darlington, Durham,
Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh,
Glasgow,
Aberdeen,
Inverness and other stations on the ECML north
Leeds,
Sheffield,
Derby,
Birmingham,
Bristol via CrossCountry services on to
Exeter and
Plymouth
Harrogate and Knaresborough (going on to Leeds) on the
Harrogate Line
Liverpool, Manchester Piccadilly and
Manchester Airport to the west and
Middlesbrough to the north via
First TransPennine Express services
Hartlepool,
Eaglescliffe and
Sunderland via
Grand Central Railway
Bradford,
Halifax,
Hebden Bridge and stations to
Preston and
Blackpool or
Manchester Victoria by
Northern Rail's commuter services
Leicester,
Kettering,
Bedford,
Luton and other stations on the
Midland Main Line served by
East Midlands Trains through Sheffield.
Hull on the
Hull to York Line (One train continues to
Bridlington),
Selby, and
Scarborough on the
North TransPennine Line to the east.
The station is used by the following TOCs
East Coast -
Inter-City 225 (
Class 91 electric locomotive and
DVT) and
Inter-City 125 (
HST) services between London and the
North East and
Scotland.
First TransPennine Express - Class 185 "Pennine" diesel multiple units between
Manchester and Liverpool and Scarborough,
Newcastle or Middlesbrough.
Northern Rail - assorted
Sprinter (Class 15x) and
Pacer (Class 14x) diesel multiple units operating 'stopping' services across
Yorkshire,
Greater Manchester and
Lancashire.
CrossCountry -
Class 220 and
Class 221 '
Voyager' diesel multiple units on cross-country services linking the
Midlands and
South West with the North East,
South East Wales and Scotland. They also now operate intercity 125 HSTs.
East Midlands Trains - very limited weekend-only service, run by
Class 222 Meridian diesel multiple units. East Midlands Trains terminate at York in the winter and run on to Scarborough in
the summer. East Midlands Trains offers an alternative (but much slower) route to the
South along the Midland Main Line via Leicester to
London St Pancras (now the home of Eurostar international services).
Grand Central - Inter-City 125 between London and the North East and Sunderland.
This video aims to show the wonderful architectural splendour of
York Railway Station along with the typical comings and goings from the station.