[2] It was staked out by York and North Midland Railway in September 1845 and opened from Church Fenton to Spofforth on 10 August 1847.[6] A short-lived station named Crimple, located on the junction with the Leeds–Harrogate line immediately east of the viaduct, only appeared in timetables from 1867 to 1869 and has been demolished.Trains accessed the single-track railway from the Harrogate–Church Fenton line near Thorp Arch station.[14] The original terminus was at Harrogate Brunswick, on a line that left the present one just north of Hornbeam Park railway station and headed westwards through the 400-yard (370 m) Brunswick Tunnel, exiting at the site of the Leeds Road and Park Drive roundabout.[19] Whilst the southern portal of the tunnel is still visible, all traces of the station site at Brunswick have been removed.