Sessay railway station served the village of

Sessay Sessay is a small, linear village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east from Thirsk, and west from the A19 road close to the East Coast Main Line. The civil parish also includes the village of ...

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, England from 1841 to 1964 on the

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History

The station opened on 1 August 1841 by the

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. The station was rebuilt from 1942 during the widening of the railway line in

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, completed in May 1943. It was closed to passengers from 15 September 1958 and closed completely from 10 August 1964.

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Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958 1841 establishments in England 1964 disestablishments in England {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub