Thirsk railway station serves the town of Thirsk

Thirsk

Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The local travel links are located a mile from the town centre to Thirsk railway station and to Durham Tees Valley Airport...

 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England

England

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. The station is 22.25 miles (36 km) north of York

York railway station

York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...

 on the East Coast Main Line

East Coast Main Line

The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...

. The station is about 1.5 miles (2 km) outside the town centre and is actually on the edge of the village of Carlton Miniott

Carlton Miniott

Carlton Miniott, formerly Carlton Islebeck is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, on the A61 road to the immediate west of Thirsk, 25 miles north of York According to the 2001 census it had a population of 926....

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There are four tracks all with platforms, but the centre two platforms facing the fast lines are fence

Fence

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d off and out of use. This can be seen on satellite imagery. The railway station is operated by First TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express is a British train operating company. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis . It operates regular passenger services in northern England, including services linking the west and east coasts across the Pennines...

. Other train services are provided by the open-access operator Grand Central Railway.

Services

There is generally an hourly service northbound to Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough railway station

Middlesbrough railway station serves the large town of Middlesbrough in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The station is managed by First TransPennine Express and has two platforms...

 and southbound to York

York railway station

York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...

 and beyond (usually Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport railway station

Manchester Airport railway station is the railway station that serves Manchester Airport and is built into the airport's terminal buildings. The station was opened together with the second airport terminal in 1993.- Description:...

). Some northbound Newcastle

Newcastle Central station

Newcastle railway station , is the mainline station of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building...

 TransPennine services also stop at Thirsk as well as Grand Central Railway services between London Kings Cross and Sunderland.

Sundays generally have two-hourly service towards Middlesbrough and York.

Events

• 1841 Station opened at the same time as the York - Darlington line.
• 1847 permanent water tower built.
• 1855 Connection to Leeds & Thirsk Railway line to Ripon via Melmerby opened.
• Accidents occurred in 1867 , 1870 , 1875 , 1879 and 1882.
• 1954 The first four carriages of the "Heart of Midlothian" express from King's Cross to Edinburgh composed of thirteen coaches derailed. The four carriages derailed after problems with signalling and points, no one was injured.
• 1959 Ripon services cease in September with closure of Melmerby branch line to all traffic.
• 1967 A goods wagon derailed which led to a collision with an express, 7 people were killed, 45 injured.