The train platform was built in 1883. (Charley Atkins via SWNS)

By Nathan Pynn

Mind the gap! Amazing pictures show 238 people crammed onto the world’s longest railway bench .

The brave souls squeezed onto the 139m (456ft) wooden seat at Scarborough train station .

It was built in 1883 on platform 1 to accommodate the growing number of visitors flocking to the northern seaside town.

The single-seat bench is the same length as seven railway carriages or 12 double-decker buses.

The architect, William Bell, boasted that 230 people could sit on the bench at the same time. (Charley Atkins via SWNS) By Talker

When it was unveiled, its architect, William Bell boasted that 230 people could sit on the bench at one time.

The Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (YCCRP) set the c

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