 Most of the intermediate stations on the line were closed to passengers in September 1930 as the number of excursion and holiday trains going straight through to Scarborough during that period meant that the line was too busy to accommodate local services.The closed stations retained their goods facilities and were maintained for occasional passenger use by excursion trains until the 1960s.There are currently plans to re-open the stations at Haxby and Strensall due to the growth of population in those areas.