21st April 1838 The main station building had been fully built, 2 years before trains ran
- 02nd July 1840 The line between Hull & Selby opened and the station got it's first customers
07th August 1840 A serious rail crash happened near the station with a casting falling off a wagon causing 4 deaths
01st March 1872 Ownership of the line and the station transfers to the North Eastern Railway (NER)
1877 North Eastern Railway put on a single storey extention the station building
01st January 1923 Ownership of the line and the station transfers to the London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
01st January 1948 Ownership of the line and the station transfers to the Government under the name British Railways
1961 Name of the station changes to Howden from the original North Howden
28th September 1979 British Rail Board sells the former station building for £6,200 to Mrs Wheldon
1983 House sold to Mr & Mrs Hill
1993 Station building & Signal box grade 2 listed
25th Jauary 2008 House sold to the present owners for £230,000
31st January 2009 Former Station Masters sitting room fully renovated, attention turned to former booking office and bedroom above