platform, in the form of a wheeled trolley running on rails set at right-angles to the (single) running line. When a train had to use the platform, the trolley was wheeled back under the up (York) platform; the trolley was interlocked, with the signals giving access to the platform. Arriva Trains Northern operated services from Blackpool to Scarborough that stopped at Malton. This service was usually worked by a Metro liveried Class 158, occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough usually worked by a Pacer or a Class 156. When the franchise was relet, services on the line were taken over by First TransPennine Express in February 2004 that operated services from Liverpool to Scarborough. Before May 2018, trains to Liverpool were routed via the southern Liverpool-Manchester route, serving Manchester Piccadilly instead of Manchester Victoria. In May 2020, Northern Trains was due to commence serving Malton when it introduced a York to Scarborough service. These plans were shelved following the pandemic and no new date has been given for the service to be introduced. Station masters W.H. Nicholson ca. 1866 - 1891 George H. Saxby 1891 - 1897 William Thompson 1897 - 1900 (afterwards station master at Nottingham Victoria) George Henry Stephenson 1900 - 1902 (formerly station master at Church Fenton, afterwards station master at Darlington) G.W. Laidler 1902 - ???? (formerly station master at Church Fenton) Mark Lupton 1923 - 1933 (formerly station master at Castleford, afterwards station master at Middlesbrough) John Proudfoot 1933 - 1950 (formerly station master at Ripon) H. Mattison 1951 - 1960 (formerly station master at Driffield) R. Tunnicliffe ???? - 1961 (afterwards yard master at Wath Yard) F. Newlove 1961 - 1965 (formerly station master at Driffield) Services The typical off-peak service is the following: 1 train per hour (tph) to with alternate trains continuing to Manchester Piccadilly via and 1 train per hour (tph) to Scarborough, calling at Seamer A half-hourly service, with timetable and fares integration with Yorkshire Coastliner buses, has been suggested as a means of providing relief to the parallel A64 trunk road that would be considerably cheaper than the option of a dual carriageway. Facilities The station is staffed, with the ticket office open from start of service until 19:30 each day. Ticket machines are also available. Automated train announcements and passenger information screens provide train running information and there is step-free