Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station

Birdwell & Hoyland Common
View in 1961
General information
Location	Tankersley, Barnsley England
Coordinates	53°29′50″N1°29′03″W / 53.49717°N 1.48424°W / 53.49717; -1.48424
Grid reference	SE343001
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
February 1855	opened
7 December 1953	closed
Location

Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station was a railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway's Blackburn Valley line between Westwood and High Royds. The station was intended to serve the villages of Tankersley, Pilley, Birdwell and Hoyland Common, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, although the original chosen site was moved half a mile nearer towards Barnsley to serve the purposes of the Earl of Wharncliffe who was, at that time, sinking Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery nearby. This move away made the station less convenient for most of the population.

The station was opened in February 1855, the building having an ornate canopy over its entrance and the buildings containing a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe. Closure came on 7 December 1953.

Although named Birdwell and Hoyland Common station, the station was eventually built in nearby Tankersley.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
High Royds Line and station closed		Great Central Railway South Yorkshire Railway		Westwood Line and station closed

References

• The South Yorkshire Railway, D. L. Franks, Turntable Enterprises 1971. ISBN   0-902844-04-0