Wressle railway station

Wressle
General information
Location	Wressle, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.77292°N 0.92401°W / 53.77292; -0.92401
Grid reference	SE710312
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WRS
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1840
Passengers
2019/20	866
2020/21	94
2021/22	502
2022/23	494
2023/24	948
Notes 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 25 miles (40 km) west of Hull Paragon.

History

The Hull and Selby Railway was opened 2 July 1840.[1] Wressle station does not appear to have been an original feature of the line;[note 1] however a market day service from "Wressel Bridge" was recorded in 1843.[2][3]

The station was in full use by 1855.[2] 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.[3]

Wressle was listed for closure in the 1963 Beeching report, but remained open to avoid local hardship. The station became unstaffed in 1976.[3]

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.[4]

Services

Seven trains a day call at Wressle (Mon-Sat) in the December 2024 timetable (mostly in peak periods); four to 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.[5]

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Selby		Northern York - Hull - Bridlington		Howden

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 here.

Notes

1. 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.[1]

References

1. MacTurk 1970, pp. 68–76, 77.
2. Quick 2009, p. 420.
3. Tuffrey, Peter (2012). East Yorkshire Railway Stations. Amberley. p. 128. ISBN 9781445605029.
4. "Wressle station facilities". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
5. "Northern timetables". Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• MacTurk, G. G. (1970) [1879]. A history of the Hull Railways.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
• "December 2025 timetable changes". 14 November 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025.

External links

• Train times and station information for Wressle railway station from National Rail