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°W / 53.989670; -1.066870Coordinates: 53°59′23″N 1°04′01″W / 53.989670°N 1.066870°W / 53.989670; -1.066870
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]

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