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Wombwell Central railway station

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Disused railway station in South Yorkshire, England

Wombwell Central
Site of the former station (2007)
General information
LocationWombwell, Barnsley
England
Coordinates53°31′22″N 1°23′36″W / 53.5229°N 1.3932°W / 53.5229; -1.3932
Grid referenceSE403030
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1851opened
29 June 1959closed for passengers
6 January 1964closed 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 It was closed when the Doncaster-to-Barnsley local passenger service was withdrawn on 29 June 1959.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 13 December 1911, a freight train ran away and was derailed at the station. Both locomotive crew were killed.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wath Central   BR Eastern Region
Doncaster-Barnsley Line 		  Stairfoot

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. Earnshaw, Alan (1993). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 8. Penryn: Atlantic Books. ISBN 0-906899-52-4.

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