Spennithorne railway station
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Spennithorne railway station was on the Wensleydale Railway
, in North Yorkshire
, England.
The station was opened by the Bedale and Leyburn Railway on 19 May 1856, and served the village of Spennithorne
. It closed temporarily on 1 March 1917, before reopening on 18 September 1920. It closed permanently on 26 April 1954.
The station consisted of a two storey Station Master's house and a single storey building for the station office and waiting room. There was no sidings or goods facilities.
Business was always likely to be small at this remote location and in the 30 years to 1914 the station averaged 2,616 passengers a year, with receipts of £289.
Wensleydale Railway
The Wensleydale Railway is a railway line in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England and the name of the company that operates services on the line....
, in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England.
The station was opened by the Bedale and Leyburn Railway on 19 May 1856, and served the village of Spennithorne
Spennithorne
Spennithorne is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. about 2 miles south east of Leyburn. John Hutchinson, a writer was born here in 1674.- External links :*...
. It closed temporarily on 1 March 1917, before reopening on 18 September 1920. It closed permanently on 26 April 1954.
The station consisted of a two storey Station Master's house and a single storey building for the station office and waiting room. There was no sidings or goods facilities.
Business was always likely to be small at this remote location and in the 30 years to 1914 the station averaged 2,616 passengers a year, with receipts of £289.