Mexborough (Ferry Boat) Halt railway station

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Mexborough (Ferry Boat) Halt
Mexborough Ferry Boat railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 6536261).jpg
Station site in July 2020.
Location Mexborough, Doncaster
England
Coordinates 53°29′25″N1°16′34″W / 53.49036°N 1.27599°W / 53.49036; -1.27599 Coordinates: 53°29′25″N1°16′34″W / 53.49036°N 1.27599°W / 53.49036; -1.27599
Grid reference SK481995
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company South Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
1850opened
1871closed

Mexborough (Ferry Boat) Halt was a small railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway's line between Barnsley and Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It was intended to serve the township of Mexborough and the village parish of Old Denaby where it was situated, the boundary being the River Don. It was close by the Ferry Boat crossing of the river and the swing bridge over the canal, a short distance from the original centre of Mexborough, around where the parish church now stands.

At this point the line is crossed by a footpath which connects Mexborough to Old Denaby. Access to the platform was from this path. The railway was controlled by a signal box known as "Ferry Boat Crossing".

It is believed that the station closed, along with Mexborough Junction railway station on the opening of the new, present day Mexborough station in 1871.

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References

The South Yorkshire Railway, D.L.Franks, Turntable Enterprises, 1971. ISBN   0-90284-404-0