Pickburn and Brodsworth railway station explained

Pickburn and Brodsworth
Status:Disused
Borough:Pickburn, Doncaster
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5598°N -1.2195°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Pregroup:South Yorkshire Junction Railway
Years:1 December 1894
Events:opened
Years1:1 February 1903[1]
Events1:closed

Pickburn and Brodsworth railway station was a small railway station situated on the South Yorkshire Junction Railway's line between Wrangbrook Junction and Denaby and Conisbrough. It was situated 4.5miles south of Wrangbrook Junction, just inside what became the South Yorkshire boundary and was intended to serve the hamlet of Pickburn, which was close by, and Brodsworth, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, a short distance away.

The station was similar to that at Sprotborough and controlled by a signal box which was replaced in 1910 when the opening of Brodsworth Colliery necessitated a larger installation. A short branch was built to access the colliery from this point.

References

"Railways of South Yorkshire", C.T. Goode, Dalesman Publications.

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. 341. 931112387.