Spennithorne railway station

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Spennithorne
Spennithorne Station (geograph 4487280).jpg
Site of the former station in 2015
Location Spennithorne, Richmondshire
England
Coordinates 54°18′22″N1°46′49″W / 54.306050°N 1.780200°W / 54.306050; -1.780200 Coordinates: 54°18′22″N1°46′49″W / 54.306050°N 1.780200°W / 54.306050; -1.780200
Grid reference SE144900
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Bedale and Leyburn Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1856Opened
1 March 1917Closed
18 September 1920Reopened
26 April 1954Closed

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 were no sidings or goods facilities. [1] Mr Francis Johnson was the station master for three years prior to 1908 after which he moved to Scruton railway station. He had a reputation for beautifying the stations under his charge. [2]

The station was 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Spennithorne, just within the civil parish of Constable Burton. 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. [1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Leyburn
Line and station open
  North Eastern Railway
Bedale and Leyburn Railway
  Constable Burton
Line open, station closed

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References

  1. 1 2 Bob Ellis (March 2010). "From the Archives". Relay (54).
  2. Arrowsmith, Virginia (2017). A Short History of Scruton Station. Wensleydale Railway.