The station passed to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

[2] The station was located 8 miles (13 km) east of Sessay Wood Junction on the East Coast Main Line and 12 miles (19 km) west of Malton.

[4] The station consisted of one running line with one platform and a small goods yard which forwarded mostly livestock and potatoes with coal being the most common inward commodity.

At the time, some builders were loading roof tiles onto their truck and one of them was killed.

It was later determined that the points were set incorrectly for the siding and as the engine was running tender first, the driver's sight of the track ahead was hindered.