Woodhouse Mill railway station

Woodhouse Mill
Location
Place Aston cum Aughton
Area Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
Coordinates 53°22′05″N 1°20′47″W / 53.368080°N 1.346370°W / 53.368080; -1.346370Coordinates: 53°22′05″N 1°20′47″W / 53.368080°N 1.346370°W / 53.368080; -1.346370
Grid reference SK435858
Operations
Original company Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
6 April 1840 Station opened
21 September 1953 Station closed[1]
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Woodhouse Mill railway station was opened in 1840 by the North Midland Railway on its line between Rotherham Masborough and Chesterfield.

It was situated to the south of the main A57 road shortly after this left the City of Sheffield and served Woodhouse Mill, near Sheffield, Orgreave, Fence and (Aston cum Aughton), all within Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

It may initially have been simply a halt, but the Midland Railway installed an island platform with a timber and brick booking office at its centre. Nearby was Orgreave Coke Works and Fence Colliery. It closed in 1953.[2]

The station was located between that at Treeton and the original North Midland station at Beighton. The line is still in use today but has been a freight only route since July 1954, although it is very occasionally used as a diversionary route and by excursions not calling at Sheffield. It serves as a bypass line which keeps freight trains away from the congested lines through central Sheffield.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Treeton
Line and station closed		   Midland Railway
North Midland Railway		   Killamarsh West
Line and station closed
  Great Central Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway		   Upperthorpe and Killamarsh
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 254.
  2. ↑ Pixton 2001, p. 26.

Sources

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