ALCOHOL will not be sold at York Railway Station on Saturday evening to crackdown on drunken behaviour.

Virgin Trains East Coast, the company which owns and runs the station, has asked its tenants to take alcohol off its shelves from 6pm to 1am as the city braces itself for a busy weekend packed with revellers.

This comes after Network Rail issued its own warning to train passengers coming into the city this weekend.

Partygoers are being advised to take extra care as newly-released data from Network Rail, British Transport Police (BTP) and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) revealed a sharp increase in the number of alcohol-related incidents across the UK’s rail network during the festive period.

Of the 7,419 recorded alcohol-related incidents on or around the railway in 2016/17, 16 per cent of those took place over the festive period – from November 24 to January 2, 2017.

There are 21 people who have been killed due to alcohol-related incidents at the platform edge and a further 91 people seriously injured over the last 10 years.

Passengers boarding and alighting trains were involved in 469 alcohol-related accidents in the last five years.

As a result, Network Rail, BTP and RSSB have come together to launch their Keep a Clear Head campaign warning the public to take extra care when travelling on or around the railway network, especially when they have been drinking alcohol.