Wombwell Central railway station explained

Wombwell Central
Status:Disused
Borough:Wombwell, Barnsley
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5229°N -1.3932°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:South Yorkshire Railway
Pregroup:Great Central Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1851
Events:opened
Years2:29 June 1959
Events2:closed for passengers
Years3:6 January 1964
Events3:closed for freight

Wombwell Central railway station was a railway station situated on the South Yorkshire Railway company's line between Mexborough and Barnsley. The station lay between Wath Central and Stairfoot. The station was built to serve the mining town of Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England and was situated near to the Town Centre.

History

The original Wombwell railway station was opened by the South Yorkshire Railway in September 1851 and was replaced by a new structure in the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's "Double Pavilion" style in the 1880s. It was closed when the Doncaster-to-Barnsley local passenger service was withdrawn on 29 June 1959.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Earnshaw, Alan . Trains in Trouble: Vol. 8 . 1993 . Atlantic Books . Penryn . 0-906899-52-4 .