Cudworth railway station explained

Cudworth
Status:Disused
Borough:Cudworth, Barnsley
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5689°N -1.4227°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:5
Original:North Midland Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 July 1840
Events:Station opened as Barnsley
Years1:1 August 1854
Events1:renamed Cudworth for Barnsley
Years2:circa 1854
Events2:new station
Years3:1 May 1870
Events3:renamed Cudworth
Years4:1 January 1968
Events4:Station closed[1]

Cudworth railway station was a railway station that served Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England.

History

The station was built by the North Midland Railway and opened in 1840. It was originally called Barnsley and is referred to in Allens Guide[2] as Barnsley Station at Cudworth Bridge. – Omnibus to Barnsley miles on the left.

Roughly 2miles further north, was the line's first crossing of the Barnsley Canal.

In 1885 the station was extended with an extra platform for the Hull and Barnsley Railway, which passed through but was not connected to the Midland system until the next century.[3]

The station closed to passengers in 1968. In 1988 the line from Wath Road Junction to Cudworth was closed due to mining subsidence.

Accidents and incidents

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Allen, R. (1842), The North Midland Railway Guide Nottingham: R. Allen
  3. Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing
  4. Book: Earnshaw, Alan . Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7 . 1991 . Atlantic Books . Penryn . 0-906899-50-8 . 9 .