Grimethorpe Halt railway station explained

Grimethorpe Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Grimethorpe, Barnsley
Country:England
Coordinates:53.58°N -1.3976°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Dearne Valley Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Events:Station opened
Events1:Station closed

Grimethorpe Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway (DVR) situated between Great Houghton Halt and Ryhill Halt.[1] It served the village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England.

The station was opened on 3 June 1912, and closed on 10 September 1951.[2] Originally, trains were operated on behalf of the DVR by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway;[3] when that company amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922, the combined organisation (also known as the London and North Western Railway) absorbed the DVR on the same day.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joy . David . South and West Yorkshire : (the industrial West Riding) . registration . 1984 . David St John Thomas . Newton Abbot . 0-946537-11-9 . 280 . 2.
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 110 .
  3. Book: Suggitt . Gordon . Lost railways of South & West Yorkshire . 2015 . Countryside Books . Newbury . 978-1-84674-043-5 . 75.
  4. Book: Marshall, John . John Marshall (railway historian) . The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2 . 1970 . . Newton Abbot . 0-7153-4906-6 . 140, 142, 256 .