Leyburn railway station

Leyburn
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationLeyburn, Richmondshire
England
Coordinates54°18′29″N 1°49′19″W / 54.3080°N 1.8220°W / 54.3080; -1.8220
Grid referenceSE116902
Managed byWensleydale Railway
Platforms1
History
Original companyBedale and Leyburn Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1856Opened
26 April 1954Closed
May 2003Reopened
Leyburn station entrance in July 2003

Leyburn railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway, a seasonal, heritage service and serves the town of Leyburn in North Yorkshire, England.[1] During the summer months it is served by at least three trains per day; at other times of the year the service is mainly at weekends and public holidays.[2]

The Leyburn branch of the Wensleydale Railway Association (which incorporates the Friends of Leyburn Station-FOLS) meets monthly at the station.[3]

The station postal address is Leyburn Station, Harmby Road, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5ET.[3]

  1. ^ "Fares - Wensleydale Railway". Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Wensleydale Railway Train Service: 2008" (PDF). Wensleydale Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
  3. ^ a b WRA (2008). "Local Branches". Wensleydale Railway Association. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2008.