Wombwell Central railway station

Wombwell Central
Site of the former station (2007)
General information
Location	Wombwell, Barnsley England
Coordinates	53°31′22″N1°23′36″W / 53.5229°N 1.3932°W / 53.5229; -1.3932
Grid reference	SE403030
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1851	opened
29 June 1959	closed for passengers
6 January 1964	closed for freight
Location

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 It was closed when the Doncaster-to-Barnsley local passenger service was withdrawn on 29 June 1959. ^[1]

Accidents and incidents

• On 13 December 1911, a freight train ran away and was derailed at the station. Both locomotive crew were killed. ^[2]

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.

External links

• Wombwell Central station on navigable 1947 O. S. map