Station Usage
In 2022/2023, York had 8,862,978 entries and exits, making it the 42nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 53rd busiest (out of 997), with 2,874 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 24282.13 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 59.30 passengers per service*, giving it the 55th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 26831.44 passengers passing through the station and 71.76 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 283,094
Reduced price entries & exits: 8,154,150
Season ticket entries & exits: 425,734
Total entries & exits: 8,862,978
Interchanges made between connecting services: 930,496
Change in usage from 21/22:
+771,432 : 9.53%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
| Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
| 1 | 184 | 669 | |
| 10 | 315 | 1145 | Only 226m in up direction |
| 11 | 329 | 1196 | |
| 2 | 169 | 614 | |
| 3 | 272 | 989 | only 242m in down direction |
| 4 | 157 | 570 | |
| 5 | 410 | 1490 | Only 391m in down direction |
| 6 | 264 | 959 | |
| 7 | 249 | 905 | |
| 8 | 152 | 552 | |
| 9 | 375 | 1363 | Only 318m in down direction |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 004 | Glasgow & Edinburgh - Newcastle - York, Leeds & London | Oct24 |
| 005 | York, Leeds & Hull - Doncaster - Sheffield & London | Oct24 |
| 006 | Lincoln, Newark & Grantham - Peterborough, Stevenage & London | Oct24 |
| 013 | Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South) | Oct24 |
| 058 | Preston - Blackburn - Burnley - Colne & Manchester | Oct24 |
| 095 | Liverpool & Manchester - Leeds & The North East via Huddersfield | Oct24 |
| 096 | Manchester, Blackpool & Preston - Hebden Bridge - Leeds | Oct24 |
| 101 | Newcastle - Morpeth - Alnmouth - Berwick - Edinburgh | Oct24 |
| 108 | Huddersfield - Leeds | Oct24 |
| 112 | Leeds - York & Selby | Oct24 |
| 113 | Leeds - Harrogate - Knaresborough - York | Oct24 |
| 124 | York - Sheffield (via Pontefract & Selby) | Oct24 |
| 127 | Scarborough - York | Oct24 |
| 132 | Hull - Selby, Leeds & York | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +4,715,019 (+113.67%)
Reasons for change:
2021-22 This station is a common split point for split ticketing
Location Details
Location: York
CRS: YRK / NLC: 8263 / TIPLOC(S): YORK , YORKYSJ
Station Facility Owner: London North Eastern Railway
OS Grid Ref: 459600 451700
Constituency: York Central
Local Authority: York
NR Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
ELR: ECM4 188m 37ch, ECM5 0m ch
CRS: YRK / NLC: 8263 / TIPLOC(S): YORK , YORKYSJ
Station Facility Owner: London North Eastern Railway
OS Grid Ref: 459600 451700
Constituency: York Central
Local Authority: York
NR Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
ELR: ECM4 188m 37ch, ECM5 0m ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from York during 2022/2023:
•London Kings Cross (704,344 journeys)
•Leeds (647,555 journeys)
•Newcastle (308,506 journeys)
•Manchester Victoria (153,509 journeys)
•Harrogate (131,343 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Kings Cross (704,344 journeys)
•Leeds (647,555 journeys)
•Newcastle (308,506 journeys)
•Manchester Victoria (153,509 journeys)
•Harrogate (131,343 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.