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Location notes
York station is right in the centre of York on the East coast mainline to Scotland and London. Also trains for Manchester Airport and Scarborough stop here.
Railway type and traffic
On a typical day you are most likely to see National Express 43s and 91s, Cross country Voyagers, an EMT 222. The most common unit you will see is a 185 for Trans Pennine Express as well as Northern 150s, 156s and 144s.
From the Southern end of the station you can view the freight line from a distance and using this line is mainly DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s. On the weekends about 2- 5 charters can stop at York making this a very busy location.
From the Southern end of the station you can view the freight line from a distance and using this line is mainly DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s. On the weekends about 2- 5 charters can stop at York making this a very busy location.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link York Station
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This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
York Station is a large and busy station in the centre of York. There are lots of staff around and there is CCTV. There are often loads more enthusiasts as it is a very popular location.
Local BTP can be over enthusiastic at times, and the general public can often be swept along in the excitement of a charter arriving. Exercise caution.
Local BTP can be over enthusiastic at times, and the general public can often be swept along in the excitement of a charter arriving. Exercise caution.
Road directions
Once in York city centre it is not practical to drive and the easiest way around is by bus. There are numerous park and rides which go to the station and these are all signposted on the outskirts of York. or you can park in the Railway museum as it is only 2-3 minutes walk from there.
If you really must drive the station is well sign posted from all the major in roads.
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York Station map co-ordinates
If you really must drive the station is well sign posted from all the major in roads.
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York Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There a a few car parks at York station all perfectly safe to park. They are quite expensive though and I would recommend parking in the railway museum car park.
Public transport
Trains from Scotland, London, Manchester and Middlesbrough stop here. It is fairly easy to get here by train from most places in the country.
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Amenities
There are station toilets, a few station cafes, and just a short walk from the station is all the major attractions.
Accommodation
There is a station hotel at York and hundreds of B&Bs in the City.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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York Station
Streetmap links
York Station general view map
York Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
York Station
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York Station
Googly map
York Station general view map
York Station close up map
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York Station
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Photographic notes
Update note: staff are very helpful to photographers so long as you visit the station supervisor's office (to the right of the concourse as you enter the station from the front) and sign the visitors' book and, usually, wear a visitors' badge during your visit. If you do this, don't forget to sign out.
The light can get poor with the sun shining right into the camera if you are photographing Northbound trains in the afternoon. However on a cloudy day the light is fine.
The light can get poor with the sun shining right into the camera if you are photographing Northbound trains in the afternoon. However on a cloudy day the light is fine.
General views - All photographs © Daniel Druce unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking east
Fig 4 - Looking south
Fig 5 - Looking south - Image © Paul Williams
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
