Norton railway station (South Yorkshire)

Norton (South Yorkshire)
The level crossing and Old Station House in September 2006
General information
Location	Norton, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, England
Coordinates	53°37′55″N1°09′45″W / 53.63205°N 1.16237°W / 53.63205; -1.16237
Grid reference	SE554153
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 June 1848 (1848-06-06)	Station opened
10 March 1947	Last train
27 September 1948	Official closure
Location

Norton (South Yorkshire) railway station served the village of Norton, in South Yorkshire, England.

History

It was built by the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway on their line between Doncaster and Knottingley. The line and its stations were absorbed into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847, when that company changed its name from the Manchester and Leeds Railway.

The station buildings were similar to those at Womersley and were described as "Swiss Cottage" style. They are a stone built construction with a clipped gable end.

At Grouping, it passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and then on to British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station was closed to passengers on 27 September 1948. ^[1]

Route

v t e Askern Branch Line
Legend
Pontefract Line Knottingley Womersley Hull and Barnsley Railway Norton Askern East Coast Main Line to West Riding and Grimsby Railway West Riding and Grimsby Railway Arksey Doncaster East Coast Main Line

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Askern		London Midland and Scottish Railway Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Askern Branch Line		Womersley

The site today

The railway line through the site is still open and in regular use:

• Freight trains operated by DB Cargo UK, Freightliner and GB Railfreight run to the local power stations of Ferrybridge, Eggborough and Drax
• Passenger services recommenced operation in 2010. Open access operator Grand Central runs on this line on the Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross route. ^[2]

As part of a report to Doncaster Borough Council in September 2008, the station site was to be protected for future use in a strategy for the railways in the borough; reopening being a distant possibility. ^[3]

References

1. Body, G. (1988), PSL Field Guides – Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN   1-85260-072-1; p. 154
2. "Grand Central Timetables". Grand Central. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
3. Report of Doncaster Borough Council on strategic rail routes for the future.