The signal box was decommissioned in September 2010 and the gantry was dismantled and removed in October 2010.

Scarborough station opened on Monday 7 July 1845, following the completion of the line from York.

The first train, consisting of 35 coaches, was hauled by two locomotives named Hudson and Lion and arrived in Scarborough at 1:35 p.m., having stopped at Castle Howard, Malton and Ganton, taking just over three hours.

The station clock, built by Potts of Leeds and costing £110 (equivalent to £13,994 in 2023) [6], was added in about 1884.

During the 1890s and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided.

The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking, though the overall roofs and brick walls remain.

The station also has two payphones, a vending machine and luggage trolleys, as well as toilets and cycle racks.

Three different proposals were put forward at the November 2009 Town Team meeting by SNAP Architects (Hull) with Local Transport Projects (Beverley) on the development of the Scarborough station area.

[15][16] The latter was introduced at the May 2019 timetable change, but plans for the York line to go to 2tph have since been put on hold due to lack of available rolling stock.

[17] Trains to Liverpool have also been diverted west of Stalybridge to travel via Manchester Victoria and Newton-le-Willows (reverting to the route they used prior to May 1989).

The late-running 09:05 express from Hull was wrongly routed by the signalman and hit the 11:18 stopping train, which was waiting to depart.