Strensall railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of

Strensall Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby. From the 2011 Census, the civil parish of St ...

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History

It is situated on the

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and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the

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. It closed on 22 September 1930. The station building is grade II listed. Currently a private residence.

Reopening

There has been talk of reopening a station at

as well as neighbouring Haxby for a number of years. These reopenings were part of the 2001 local transport plan. But in 2010 even the more modest plan to reopen only Haxby was postponed pending further funding decisions. Recently calls for a new rail link north of York station were reignited during the local elections of 2019 where Strensall was cited for its lost links and possible redevelopment.

Route

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Strensall station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Grade II listed buildings in North Yorkshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 Former York and North Midland Railway stations George Townsend Andrews railway stations Grade II listed railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub