Wressle railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Wressle
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Wressle railway station.jpg
| borough = Wressle, East Riding of Yorkshire
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.77292|-0.92401|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SE710312|25|SE710312}}
| manager = Northern
| platforms = 2
| code = WRS
| classification = DfT category F2
| opened = 1840
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 866}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 94}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 502}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{decrease}} 494}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 948}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
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 {{convert|25|mi|km}} west of {{rws|Hull Paragon}}.
History
The Hull and Selby Railway was opened 2 July 1840.{{sfn|MacTurk|1970|pp=68–76, 77}} Wressle station does not appear to have been an original feature of the line;{{#tag:ref|{{harvtxt|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.{{sfn|MacTurk|1970|pp=68–76, 77}}|group="note"}} however a market day service from "Wressel Bridge" was recorded in 1843.{{sfn|Quick|2009|p=420}}{{cite book| title=East Yorkshire Railway Stations| first = Peter| last =Tuffrey|year = 2012|pages=128| publisher = Amberley|isbn=9781445605029}}
The station was in full use by 1855.{{sfn|Quick|2009|p=420}} 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.
Wressle was listed for closure in the 1963 Beeching report, but remained open to avoid local hardship. The station became unstaffed in 1976.
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 or live travel information (including audio announcements), so passengers must buy tickets in advance or on the train, keep themselves aware of train delays and double check the destination of the train before boarding. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the level crossing at the eastern end, please note that there is a gap and step up to board the train.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/wrs/details.html |title=Wressle station facilities|work=National Rail Enquiries|access-date= 18 January 2017}}
Services
Seven trains a day call at Wressle (Mon-Sat) in the December 2024 timetable (mostly in peak periods); four to {{rws|York}} and three to Hull. Two of the Hull trains continue to Bridlington via Beverley. No trains call on Sundays. A normal Monday to Friday service operates on Bank holidays.{{cite web|url=https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables|title=Northern timetables|work=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern|access-date= 26 January 2025}}
The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.
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Future service changes
From 5 December 2025 there are new timetables for all services that use or cross the East Coast Mainline (ECML) as a part of a decade long infrastructure and service improvement plan to increase the capacity and frequency of ECML services.
Services from Wressle either enter the ECML just west of Selby at Hambleton Junction or south of York at Colton Junction, there are some minor timetable changes on services Monday to Saturday. Services are expected to change calling times by a couple of minutes in either direction to fit within this timetable overhaul.
Unexpectedly, Wressle is to gain Sunday services as a part of this timetable change (subject to draft timetable changes).
Three trains will call towards York at 09:17, 13:21 & 19:15.
Two trains will call towards Hull at 17:19 & 20:18.
More information about the ECML timetable change December 2025
can be found [https://ecmltimetable.info/ here].
Notes
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References
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=Sources=
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- {{cite book| title = A history of the Hull Railways| first = G. G.|last = MacTurk| orig-year=1879|year=1970}}
- {{Quick-Stations}}
- {{cite web| url=https://ecmltimetable.info/ |title = December 2025 timetable changes|date= 14 November 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126214612/https://ecmltimetable.info/|archivedate=26 January 2025|url-status=live}}
External links
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Category:Railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Category:DfT Category F2 stations
Category:Railway stations served by Northern
Category:Former Hull and Selby Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840
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