 There have been suggestions to re-open these stations since 1990 when it was pointed out that if they were inside a metropolitan county, then they would be re-opened very quickly.In January 2009 funding to re-open Haxby station was confirmed but the Strensall plan has yet to come to fruition.In 2014, work started on replacing the 1840s built bridge that carries the railway over the River Ouse.