Editing York (section)

===Railway===
[[File:York station rush hour.jpg|thumb|York railway station's interior|200x200px]]

The city has been a major railway centre since the first line arrived in 1839, at the beginning of the railway age. For many years, the city hosted the headquarters and works of the [[North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)|North Eastern Railway]].<ref name="coyrapd">{{cite web |title=The Railway Age to the present day |publisher=City of York Council |url=http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/Local_history_and_heritage/yorks_history/08_the_railway_age/ |date=20 December 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516063727/http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/Local_history_and_heritage/yorks_history/08_the_railway_age/ |archive-date=16 May 2012}}</ref>

[[York railway station]] is a principal stop on the [[East Coast Main Line]]. It is served by five [[train operating companies]]:

{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:100%; width:100%"
|-
! Point A || Via || Point B || Via
|-
! colspan=4 | [[London North Eastern Railway]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our timetables |work=LNER |date=15 December 2024 |access-date=17 December 2024 |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/travelling-later/timetables/}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{rws|London King's Cross}} (under two hours from York, around 25 direct trains each weekday)
| rowspan=3 | {{rws|Peterborough}} & {{rws|Doncaster}}
| {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}}
| rowspan=2 | {{rws|Durham}} & {{rws|Newcastle}}
|-
| {{rws|Sunderland}}
|-
| {{rws|Middlesbrough}}
| {{rws|Thornaby}}
|-
! colspan=4 | [[CrossCountry]]<ref>{{Cite web |work=CrossCountry |title=Timetables |date=15 December 2024 |access-date=17 December 2024 |url=https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates-information/train-timetables}}</ref>
|-
| {{rws|Plymouth}}
| {{rws|Bristol Temple Meads}}, {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}, {{rws|Derby}}, {{rws|Sheffield}} & {{rws|Wakefield Westgate}}
| {{rws|Glasgow Central}} & or Edinburgh Waverley
| Darlington, Durham & Newcastle
|-
| Newcastle
| Durham & Darlington
| {{rws|Southampton Central}} & or {{rws|Reading}}
| {{rws|Birmingham International}}, Birmingham New Street & {{rws|Oxford}}
|-
! colspan=4 | [[TransPennine Express]]<ref>{{Cite web |work=TransPennine Express |title=Timetables |date=15 December 2024 |access-date=17 December 2024 |url=https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/timetables}}</ref>
|-
| Newcastle
| {{rws|Darlington}}
| {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}}
| Leeds, {{rws|Dewsbury}}, {{rws|Huddersfield}} & {{rws|Manchester Victoria}}
|-
| {{rws|Redcar Central}}
| Middlesbrough
| {{rws|Manchester Airport}}
| Huddersfield, {{rws|Manchester Oxford Road}} & {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}}
|-
| York
| Terminus
| {{rws|Scarborough}}
| {{rws|Malton}} & {{rws|Seamer}}
|-
! colspan=4 | [[Northern Trains|Northern]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=15 December 2024 |access-date=17 December 2024 |url=https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | York (the provider's headquarters)
| rowspan=3 | Terminus
| {{rws|Leeds}}
| {{rws|Harrogate}}
|-
| {{rws|Bridlington}}
| {{rws|Hull Paragon}}
|-
| {{rws|Sheffield}}
| {{rws|Rotherham Central}}
|-
| {{rws|Blackpool North}}
| [[Bradford Interchange]], {{rws|Halifax|England}}, {{rws|Hebden Bridge}}, {{rws|Burnley Manchester Road}}, {{rws|Blackburn}} & {{rws|Preston}}
|-
! colspan=4 | [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Central timetables |work=Grand Central |date=15 December 2024 |access-date=17 December 2024 |url=https://www.grandcentralrail.com/travelling-with-gc/timetables}}</ref>
|-
| London King's Cross
| {{rws|Peterborough}}
| {{rws|Sunderland}}
| {{rws|Eaglescliffe}} & {{rws|Hartlepool}}
|-
|}