Ryhill railway station explained

Ryhill
Status:Disused
Borough:Ryhill, City of Wakefield
Country:England
Coordinates:53.6235°N -1.4256°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Barnsley Coal Railway
Pregroup:MS&LR,
Great Central Railway
Postgroup:LNER
Years:1 September 1882
Events:Opened
Years1:1 March 1927
Events1:Renamed
Years2:22 February 1930
Events2:Closed

Ryhill railway station was situated on the Barnsley Coal Railway, later the MS&L, Great Central and London and North Eastern Railway.

History

The station opened for passenger traffic on 1 September 1882. It was renamed Ryhill and Wintersett on 1 March 1927 and closed by the LNER on 22 February 1930.

The station consisted of two flanking wooden platforms with wooden buildings, the main buildings being on the Barnsley bound side, and a signal box just off the end of the Barnsley - bound platform. The platforms were linked by a standard footbridge.[1]

Another station, Ryhill Halt, served the village on the Dearne Valley Railway from 1912 to 1951, about half a mile to the south-east.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryhill Station situated on Barnsley Coal Railway opened 1882 closed 1930 . OUTWOOD COMMUNITY VIDEO . outwoodcommunityvideo.co.uk. 15 July 2022.
  2. Book: Earnshaw, Alan . Trains in Trouble: Vol. 8 . 1993 . Atlantic Books . Penryn . 0-906899-52-4 . 5 .