Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station explained

Bolton-upon-Dearne
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Bolton upon Dearne, Barnsley
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5188°N -1.3116°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Northern
Platforms:2
Code:BTD
Zone:Barnsley
Classification:DfT category F2
Transit Authority:Travel South Yorkshire
Original:Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway
Pregroup:Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway
Postgroup:Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway
Events1:Opened as Hickleton
Years2:1 November 1879
Events2:Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne
Years3:15 January 1924
Events3:Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne for Goldthorpe
Years4:12 June 1961
Events4:Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne
Years5:3 April 2008
Events5:Renamed Bolton-upon-Dearne
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station serves the village of Bolton upon Dearne in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line 13miles north of Sheffield railway station.

History

Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station was opened by the Swinton and Knottingley Railway on 1 July 1879, and was originally named Hickleton. The station was renamed as Bolton-on-Dearne on 1 November 1879. The name was altered again on 15 January 1924 to become 'Bolton-on-Dearne For Goldthorpe', before reverting to 'Bolton-on-Dearne' on 12 June 1961. It was renamed Bolton-upon-Dearne on 3 April 2008.[1]

The station was reported as being in the worst condition of any in South Yorkshire and the Passenger Transport Executive earmarked improvements to bring it up to a decent standard. Work to renew platforms (increase height, resurface), provide new waiting shelters and lighting was completed in November 2007.[2] A new footbridge was opened in April 2010.[3]

Service

Monday to Saturday there is an hourly service to Sheffield southbound and to Leeds via northbound. One northbound a.m. peak service to also stops here. On Sundays there is also an hourly service in each direction.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick. Michael. Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain - A Chronology - 2nd supplement. February 2012. 4. 15 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315200229/http://rchs.org.uk/trial/ChronSupplement2.pdf. 15 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. News: Railway station to get facelift. 2007-01-20. 2010-04-20. BBC News.
  3. News: Railwayman remembered at bridge. Sheffield Star. 2010-04-17. 2010-04-20.
  4. GB eNRT December 2023 Edition, Table 28