Wressle railway station
Wressle railway station is a railway station on the Selby Line that serves the village of Wressle in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 25 miles (40 km) west of Hull Paragon.
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Location | Wressle, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
Coordinates | 53.77292°N 0.92401°W |
Grid reference | SE710312 |
Managed by | Northern |
Platforms | 2 |
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Station code | WRS |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
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Opened | 1840 |
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History
The Hull and Selby Railway was opened 2 July 1840.[1] Wressle station does not appear to have been an original feature of the line;[note 1] however a market day service from "Wressel Bridge" was recorded in 1843.[2][3]
The station was in full use by 1855.[2] The station was a single storey brick structure with a verandah, located on the south platform. The spellings Wressel and Wressle have both been used, with the 'Wressle' becoming standard after around 1863.[3]
Wressle was listed for closure in the 1963 Beeching report, but remained open to avoid local hardship. The station became unstaffed in 1976.[3]
Facilities
The station has very basic amenities - it has a waiting shelter on platform 1, a single customer help point on platform 2 and timetable poster boards on each side. There is no ticket machine, so passengers must buy in advance or on the train. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the level crossing at the eastern end.[4]
Services
Seven trains a day call at Wressle (Mon-Sat) in the December 2019 timetable (mostly in peak periods); four to York and three to Hull. Two of the Hull trains continue to Bridlington via Beverley since the December 2019 Timetable Change. No trains call on Sundays. A normal Monday to Friday service operates on Bank holidays.
The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.
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Notes
- Butt (1995) states the station opened on 2 July 1840. However the station does not appear in contemporary newspaper reports, or in the 2 July 1840 timetable.[1]
References
- MacTurk 1970, pp. 68–76, 77.
- Quick 2009, p. 420.
- Tuffrey, Peter (2012). East Yorkshire Railway Stations. pp. 128–8. ISBN 9781445605029.
- "Wressle station facilities". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- MacTurk, G.G. (1970) [1879]. A history of the Hull Railways.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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- Train times and station information for Wressle railway station from National Rail