Sessay railway station

Sessay
Site of the station in 2002
General information
Location	Sessay, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°10′40″N1°19′06″W / 54.1779°N 1.3182°W / 54.1779; -1.3182
Grid reference	SE446760
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great North of England Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 August 1841 (1841-08-01)	Opened
15 September 1958	Closed to passengers
10 August 1964 (1964-08-10)	Closed completely
Location

Sessay railway station served the village of Sessay, North Yorkshire, England from 1841 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station opened on 1 August 1841 by the Great North of England Railway. The station was rebuilt from 1942 during the widening of the railway line in World War II, completed in May 1943. It was closed to passengers from 15 September 1958 ^[1] and closed completely from 10 August 1964. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 360. OCLC   931112387.
2. Ben Brooksbank. "Sessay railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
3. "Site of former Sessay station, ECML 2002 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Pilmoor Line open, station closed		North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line		Thirsk Line and station open