Thurgoland railway station

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Thurgoland
General information
Location Thurgoland, Barnsley
England
Coordinates 53°29′57″N1°33′46″W / 53.49905°N 1.56287°W / 53.49905; -1.56287
Grid reference SE290003
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Key dates
1845opened
1847closed
Location
Thurgoland railway station

Thurgoland railway station was a small railway station built by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway to serve the village of Thurgoland, South Yorkshire, England and opened on 5 December 1845. Due to cost-cutting measures involving staff and infrastructure the station was closed, along with Dukinfield Dog Lane, Hazelhead and Oxspring on 1 November 1847, [1] making this one of the shortest-lived stations anywhere, with a life span of just one year and 11 months.

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Oxspring   Great Central Railway
Great Central Main Line
  Wortley

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 421. OCLC   931112387.