[1][2] However, it was opened for goods traffic in October 1912 from Wheldrake south through Thorganby to Cliffe Common.

[3] The station was 11.5 miles (18.5 km) south of York Layerthorpe railway station (the line's terminus) and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of the southern end of the line at Cliffe Common, though connections could be made there to Selby railway station,[4] which was on the line between Selby and Market Weighton.

[5] The station was 0.75 miles (1.21 km) from the village of Thorganby, and was mainly built to encourage agricultural traffic.

[6] During the passenger carrying era, the service pattern was typically three return trains per day, though delays were frequent as the trains were mixed passenger and goods, and this involved some shunting at stations.

[8] Complete closure to freight came in December 1964; only the station building remains, which is in a derelict state,[9] however, the stationmasters house survives as a private dwelling.