Trains to York Cold War Bunker

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The nearest train station to York Cold War Bunker is York, ten miles away. On the East Coast Main Line and operated by Virgin Trains East Coast, York station is a key national railway junction, so services come in from across the country, then from the station, it's a 26-minute walk or nine-minute taxi ride to York Cold War Bunker.

Or you could catch the First in York bus service 1, Arriva 412 or Eddie Brown service 142 & 413.

Ticket office

Ticket Machine	Available
Staff help	Unavailable
Staffing level	The staff is available at all times.
Oyster Prepay	Unavailable
Oyster topup	Unavailable
Oyster validator	Unavailable
Pre-purchase collection	Available

Luggage

Left Luggage	Unavailable
Left Luggage Website	https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Facilities

Shops	Available
Postbox	Available
Telephones	Available
Station Buffet	Available
ATM	Available
ATM notes	Located on concourse
Bureau de Change	Unavailable
Tourist Information Office	Unavailable
Nearest station with more facilities	Lifts and level access to all platforms. Lift available from station concourse (platform 3) to platforms 5 -11. Customer assistance available 'Call for Aid' button by taxi rank at front of station. No level access to National Rail Museum via platforms 10/11, exit at front of station and around Station Hotel.

Toilets

Toilets	Available
Toilets notes	The Ladies toilets are located in the Main Concourse and in the Waiting Room between Platforms 7 and 9. The Gents toilet is adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9. The National key toilets are adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9; these toilets are operated by a RADAR key. A RADAR key is available from station staff.
Showers	Unavailable
Baby change	Available

WiFi

WiFi	Available
WiFi notes	Find WiFi Hotspots around York station
Web kiosk	Unavailable

Staffing and customer service

Staff Help notes	Assistance meeting point is Customer Information Point in main concourse.
Customer Service notes	We welcome your feedback, suggestions and ideas to help us to make changes that can develop and grow our business.
Customer help points	Available
CCTV	Available

Parking

Carpark name	Short stay station car Park
Carpark operator	London North Eastern Railway
Car parking spaces	30

Bicycle Facilities

Cycle storage	Available
Cycle storage spaces	626
Sheltered cycle storage	Available
Cycle storage CCTV	Available
Cycle storage notes	Within station, within car park, and next to the ticket office
Cycle storage notes	Compound

Accessibility

Step-free access	Step free access is available throughout the whole station.
Ramps for train access	Available
Wheelchairs	Available
Induction Loop	Available
Accessible ticket machines	Available
Accessible Booking Office counter	Available
Accessible taxis	Accessible taxis are available at this station, please see below for more information
Accessible taxis notes	York station is a major station with taxis usually available on a rank. Advance booking is not normally necessary or even possible, unless arriving early in the morning or late at night. Operators who may accept bookings include: Station (01904 623332) or Streamline (01904 638833) or Fleetways (01904 645333).

First Class Lounge

About York Cold War Bunker

The York Cold War Bunker is a two-storey underground bunker, built in 1961 to monitor the effects of nuclear bomb blasts and track their fallout patterns across Yorkshire. Between 1961 and 1991, it was used by the Royal Observer Corps' No. 20 Group YORK, as one of a network of 30 monitoring stations around the UK, and would have housed about 60 scientists and volunteer observers. In the event of a nuclear war, the information gathered about fallout patterns would have been used to give warnings to the general public.

This is the only such Cold War facility to have been preserved in its operational condition, and visitors today can take a guided tour of the Bunker to view the retro-futuristic Perspex maps, the then state-of-the-art 1980s computers, and the radio and landline communications equipment.

Visitors can also view the decontamination room and the 'Standby for the new Stone Age' art exhibition, and climb nearby Clifford's Tower for spectacular views of the historic city of York. Few sites open to the public can provide such a powerful sense of a terrifying moment in history that seems so near, and yet so far away.

Departures
Arrivals

Departing to	Train	Time	Status
to London Kings Cross	London North Eastern Railway	15:59	On time
to London Kings Cross	London North Eastern Railway	16:02	On time
to Liverpool Lime Street	TransPennine Express	16:05	Scheduled
to Leeds	Northern	16:08	On time
to Scarborough	TransPennine Express	16:34	Late

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Arriving from	Train	Time	Status
from Blackpool North	Northern	16:01	Late
from Newcastle	TransPennine Express	16:03	Scheduled
from Bridlington	Northern	16:09	Late
from Leeds	Northern	16:13	On time
from Manchester Victoria	TransPennine Express	16:33	Late

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Station details & facilities

Ticket office

Luggage

Facilities

Toilets

WiFi

Staffing and customer service

Parking

Bicycle Facilities

Accessibility

First Class Lounge

Departures and arrivals from York

Departures

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