York railway station bus canopy at risk of collapse removed

City of York Council confirmed the canopy was removed last weekend (March 14 and 15) as part of the Station Gateway project taking place there.

As reported by The Press, the removal comes after cracks in part of the frontage were discovered to the canopy which is fixed to the station portico, a Grade II* listed structure in Station Road.

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An application was submitted to City of York Council in November for the emergency removal and the immediate area was fenced off.

An October 2023 structural report showed the canopy structure had deteriorated over time and reached a point of inadequacy.

A new pedestrian crossing opened this morning (March 19) (Image: Kevin Glenton)

A council spokesperson said yesterday: “Contractors worked carefully to safely remove the canopy and maintain the heritage of the portico and station façade.

“Further works will be happening around the station in the coming days.

“A new pedestrian crossing will be opening tomorrow (Thursday 19 March).

“This will be a wide and accessible crossing directly in front of the station entrance.

“This will also be a pedestrian diversion route while work takes place on the footpath near The Milner York hotel.

“The footpath outside the hotel will be closed from tomorrow morning (Thursday 19 March) for two weeks, and pedestrians will be diverted to use the new crossing point during this time.”

Emergency plans were submitted in October last year for the demolition of the canopy (Image: Kevin Glenton)

The arched portico will remain as part of York Station Gateway’s new ‘supercrossing’ over Station Road for pedestrians.