Thurgoland railway station explained

Thurgoland
Status:Disused
Borough:Thurgoland, Barnsley
Country:England
Coordinates:53.4991°N -1.5629°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Years:1845
Events:opened
Years2:1847
Events2:closed

Thurgoland railway station was a small railway station built by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway to serve the village of Thurgoland, South Yorkshire, England and opened on 5 December 1845. Due to cost-cutting measures involving staff and infrastructure the station was closed, along with Dukinfield Dog Lane, Hazelhead and Oxspring on 1 November 1847,[1] making this one of the shortest-lived stations anywhere, with a life span of just one year and 11 months.

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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. 421. 931112387.