The station opened to passengers in 1834 but there was no station master's house as in October 1836 the North Eastern Railway put an advertisement in the Northern Echo seeking tenders to build a Station Masters house at Hambleton. According to the Railway Clearing House Handbook of Stations in 1915, Hambleton station was both a passenger and goods station. The goods yard could accommodate general goods (e.g. coal, sugar beet etc), livestock and horse boxes and was equipped with a 1½ton crane. The station closed to passengers on 14th September, 1959 and to goods on 7th September, 1964. When an enthusiast visited the station in the early 1970’s it was still complete and was largely made from wood. There were 2 platforms with a waiting shelter on one platform and a ticket office on the other. Although the station had been closed for 10 years it was still in good condition. The station finally disappeared during the construction of the East Coast main line diversion in about 1980. There is still evidence of the station at the bottom of Station Road.