Rossington railway station explained

Rossington
Status:Disused
Borough:Rossington, Doncaster
Country:England
Coordinates:53.4779°N -1.0663°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:4 September 1849[1]
Events:Opened
Years1:6 October 1958
Events1:Closed to regular passengers
Years2:27 May 1963[2]
Events2:Goods facilities withdrawn
Years3:7 December 1964
Events3:Closed Completely

Rossington was a railway station which served the village of Rossington on the Great Northern Railway's main line some 5.5miles south of Doncaster, England. It closed for regular passenger services in 1958 but was occasionally served by special trains until the mid-1960s.

History

The station was set slightly west of the old village alongside the main road, from which access was gained, but on the building of the colliery village, known as New Rossington, to the west of the main line the station gained a whole new passenger base including miners travelling to work and home again, particularly before the colliery village was complete.

The station, with two flanking platforms, was set just south of the colliery junction.

Present day

A new station at Rossington was suggested in a report to Doncaster Borough Council and with respect to this land was secured and reserved for the car park and approaches.

In September 2008 a report was submitted to Doncaster Borough Council on the strategy for prospective future rail corridors and stations in the area.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford,, p. 199.
  2. Book: Clinker, C.R. . Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977 . October 1978 . Avon-AngliA Publications & Services . Bristol . 0-905466-19-5 . 117.
  3. Published in "The Star", 14 February 2009.