Wensley railway station

Wensley
Wensley
General information
Location	Wensley, North Yorkshire ; England
Coordinates	54°18′39″N1°52′45″W / 54.310777°N 1.879074°W
Grid reference	SE079905
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1877	Opened
26 April 1954	Closed
Location
Location

Last updated November 16, 2025

Wensley railway station is a disused railway station on the Wensleydale Railway, in North Yorkshire, England.

It was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 February 1877, and served the village of Wensley.^[1]

The station was host to camping coach from 1936 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1934 and 1935.^[2]

The station closed on 26 April 1954.^[1] The station buildings and platforms survive as a private residence. The railway through the station was reopened as the Wensleydale Railway.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Redmire Line and station open		North Eastern Railway Hawes Branch		Leyburn Line and station open

References

1 2 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
↑ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.

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[Quick-1] 1 2 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

[2] McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.

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