Monk Bretton railway station explained

Monk Bretton
Status:Disused
Borough:Monk Bretton, Barnsley
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5707°N -1.4396°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Years:1 January 1876[1]
Events:opened
Years2:27 September 1937
Events2:closed

Monk Bretton railway station was a railway station that served the village of Monk Bretton, South Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1876 by the Midland Railway[2] in their characteristic country style and is sited on the line between Barnsley Court House and Cudworth. The station was double track with two flanking platforms approached from the nearby road over bridge, the main buildings being on the Barnsley bound platform. A signal box, in typical Midland Railway design, was situated at the outer end of the Cudworth platform.

The station closed on 27 September 1937[3] though the line to Monk Bretton remained open and now serves a glassworks in the village where the line stops.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 300. 931112387.
  2. Book: Suggitt . Gordon . Lost Railways of South & West Yorkshire . 2007 . Countryside Books . Newbury . 978-1-84674-043-5 . 138.
  3. Book: Clinker . C. R. . Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales . 1978 . Avon Anglia . Bristol . 0-905466-19-5 . 97.
  4. Book: Brailsford . Martyn . Railway Track Diagrams Book 2: Eastern . 2016 . Trackmaps . Frome . 978-0-9549866-8-1 . 35 . 4.