before Wensleydale trains can run to and from the station. The link to Leeming Bar was by bus until late 2014 until a temporary terminus was constructed approximately one mile (1.6 km) away. Services were withdrawn on the line towards Ripon on 6 March 1967, after the route was earmarked for closure in the Beeching Report. The line north-eastwards towards Stockton had lost its local passenger services by this time, but it was retained for freight traffic to and from Teesside and occasional longer distance passenger trains. It now carries a regular service to and from Middlesbrough. Future In plans published in 2020, Network Rail unveiled a proposal to provide two fast lines through the station and to move both platforms outwards with new loops. There are other possible variations including the installation of a grade-separated junction north of the station, to allow trains to access the Middlesbrough line without conflicting with trains heading south, and even a proposal to move the station south of the town so that it can be furnished with platforms that have access to all lines. Facilities The station is staffed, its ticket hall opens from 05:30 each day (except Sundays, when it opens at 08:45) until 20:00. Self-service ticket machines are available for the collecting advance purchase/pre-paid tickets. Toilets and a newsagents are provided on the concourse, along with heated waiting rooms on both platforms. Train running information is offered via digital CIS displays, timetable posters, customer help points and automated announcements. The station has step-free access to both platforms via ramps from a subway, however, some wheelchair users have struggled with the steepness of the ramps. In May 2021, work began on a project to replace the ramps with lifts to improve accessibility. The project was completed at the end of March 2022. Services TransPennine Express is the main train operator at the station: on weekdays and Saturdays the company serves Northallerton with three trains an hour each way. In the southbound direction, trains generally run to via , and ; of the three hourly services, two continue to (via ) and (via) One runs further to . Northbound, there is one train per hour to via , as well as two trains per hour to , of which one continues to . London North Eastern Railway serves the station with trains between and Edinburgh Waverley; these call at Northallerton on an approximately