LNER has announced that the Zero Mile Post has returned to the railway station in York.

To mark the 150th anniversary of The North Eastern Railway the post was installed back in 2004, it has now been cleaned and repainted and is near the stairs between platforms 5 and 9.

The original mile post may have been melted down during wartime. A total of 10 lines/routes shared the mile post located at York Station. Mile posts were used by railway companies to calculate fares and measure lines.

The North Eastern Railway decided to re-measure all North Eastern Railway lines using a standard system in 1905 after inheriting many different systems, some of which were measured from unlikely places.

LNER Managing Director David Horne, said: “LNER is proud of our heritage in York, a city with a rich history steeped in the railways.

“It is wonderful to see the Zero Post return to its home in York station and looking so magnificent. Although distances between our destinations have not changed, the speed, comfort and service offered to our customers has been transformed. It is great York remains home to this important piece of history from the era of the North Eastern Railway.”

Chairman of the North Eastern Railway Association, Neil Mackay, said: “The post became a celebrity after it was installed, though many were puzzled by the line initials shown. Our association is delighted to have helped maintain the links between today’s railway and its predecessors.”

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