▁the ▁railway , ▁and ▁was ▁ge ograph ically ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁F lax by , ▁but ▁was ▁named ▁G olds borough ▁as ▁the ▁users ▁of ▁the ▁stat ely ▁home ▁at ▁G olds borough ▁Hall ▁used ▁the ▁station . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁listed ▁various ly ▁in ▁tim et ables ▁as ▁either ▁G ould s borough , ▁G olds bor o ', ▁or ▁G ' bor o . ▁One ▁writer ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁G olds borough ▁was ▁used ▁instead ▁of ▁F lax by ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁the ▁station ▁of ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁York ▁to ▁Sc ar borough ▁line . ▁▁ ▁The ▁station ▁site ▁was ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Kn ares borough ▁and ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁York . ▁The ▁platforms ▁were ▁st agger ed ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁F lax by ▁Road ▁level ▁crossing ▁( what ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁A 5 9 ▁road , ▁before ▁a ▁by pass ▁was ▁built ), ▁with ▁the ▁down ▁platform ▁( t ow ards ▁Kn ares borough ) ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁crossing , ▁and ▁the ▁up ▁platform ▁( t ow ards ▁York ) ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 7 4 ▁and ▁ 4 , 4 0 5 ▁ticket ▁were ▁sold ; ▁goods ▁traffic ▁handled ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁were ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁bar ley . ▁The ▁goods ▁facilities ▁and ▁coal ▁dep ot ▁were ▁located ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁up ▁platform ▁with