York railway station
York is a major interchange: 179 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Leeds, with 271 trains a day.
Address: Station Road, York, YO24 1AB
York is the nearest station for postcodes in YO90, YO1, YO24, YO31, YO10, YO23, YO32, YO19, YO41. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from York
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 271 | 177 | 143 |
| Newcastle | 176 | 160 | 143 |
| Darlington | 152 | 135 | 120 |
| Huddersfield | 130 | 0 | 5 |
| Durham | 123 | 107 | 93 |
| London King's Cross | 120 | 115 | 99 |
| Manchester Victoria | 110 | 0 | 5 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 89 | 84 | 71 |
| Northallerton | 89 | 85 | 68 |
| Church Fenton | 76 | 43 | 27 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 74 | 0 | 1 |
| Doncaster | 73 | 80 | 80 |
| Dewsbury | 69 | 35 | 28 |
| Garforth | 66 | 34 | 30 |
| Burley Park | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Cattal | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Hornbeam Park | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Headingley | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Harrogate | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Hammerton | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Horsforth | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Knaresborough | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Pannal | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Poppleton | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Starbeck | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Weeton | 62 | 62 | 51 |
| Sheffield | 56 | 39 | 39 |
| Peterborough | 55 | 51 | 42 |
| Thirsk | 51 | 49 | 40 |
| Derby | 50 | 33 | 34 |
| Birmingham New Street | 49 | 33 | 34 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 48 | 43 | 37 |
| Eaglescliffe | 47 | 46 | 39 |
| Selby | 46 | 42 | 28 |
| Sherburn-in-Elmet | 43 | 38 | 26 |
| Stalybridge | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| Middlesbrough | 37 | 34 | 29 |
| Micklefield | 37 | 34 | 30 |
| Scarborough | 37 | 37 | 30 |
| Seamer | 37 | 37 | 30 |
and 139 more stations, each served less often.
How busy York is
10,464,102 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 48th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 1,247,676 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between York and London Kings Cross than any other pair: 1,801,062 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, York gains 5 destinations including Weston-super-Mare, Brockenhurst, Bournemouth, Coventry, Birmingham International.
Nearest other stations
- Poppleton 2.6 miles
- Hammerton 8.2 miles
- Ulleskelf 8.7 miles
- Cattal 9.6 miles
- Church Fenton 10.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of York, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- York railway station (1839-1877) · 0.2 miles
- York Racecourse · 0.4 miles
- York Layerthorpe · 1.0 miles
- Rowntree Halt · 1.2 miles
- Earswick · 2.5 miles
- Osbaldwick · 2.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.