New images have been released showing what Haxby’s new £24m station could look like as a planning application brings the project a step closer.
Three days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s visit to the proposed site, Network Rail – with City of York Council and the Department for Transport – has submitted the application to build a two-platform railway station in the town.
The station is set to be located on Towthorpe Road. It will be part of the York to Scarborough line and be the town’s first rail connection in almost 100 years after the previous station was closed in 1930.
The project is being delivered by Network Rail through funding from the Department for Transport and City of York Council.
Subject to planning consent, final detailed designs will be completed throughout the remainder of this year, with construction expected to start on site next spring.
Network Rail has already carried out ground surveys at the proposed station site. The new station is expected to enter service in 2026.
The new images show what the station could look like in the future. It would include
- a fully accessible footbridge with lifts and steps connecting the two platforms
- bike shelters
- a 154-space car park (including EV charging)
- taxi rank
- and a bus stop.
Shared cycle and footpaths will connect the station to residential areas of Haxby.
So far, around £3.5m has been provided from the Restoring Your Railways fund, which aims to support the reinstatement of old lines and stations.
Iain Kelly, Network Rail’s Project Sponsor for Haxby station, said: “The submission of this planning application is a major milestone in the development of Haxby station.
“A lot of behind-the-scenes work by Network Rail and City of York Council has taken place to get the project to this stage and we are ready to press ahead with delivering a station local residents can be proud of.”
Councillor Pete Kilbane, Deputy Leader of City of York Council and Executive Member for Economy and Transport said: “If approved, a new station at Haxby would greatly improve public transport in the north of the city, reducing the need for people to travel by car.
“This is in line with our council plan priority of ‘sustainable, accessible transport for all’.”
Haxby’s Lib Dem councillors also welcomed the milestone.
Councillor Ian Cuthbertson said: “It has taken many years of campaigning by Liberal Democrat councillors and residents to get to this key point and we would like to thank the residents within Haxby, Wigginton and across the north of York that have supported our campaign.
“This will be a real boost to residents, allowing them to easily travel to York and beyond, reducing car journeys and increasing connectivity.”
You can view and comment on the planning application here.