Earswick station (before 1874, known as Huntington station) was a station on the

York to Beverley Line York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a m ...

north east of the

City of York The City of York is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The district's main settlement is York, and it extends to the surrounding area including the town of Haxby and the villages of ...

, England.

History

''Huntington station'' opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Huntington and

New Earswick New Earswick is a model village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in North Yorkshire, England, near the River Foss, north of York and south of Haxby. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,812, red ...

. 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.

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* * Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Former York and North Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Beeching closures in England 1847 establishments in England George Townsend Andrews railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub