Wentworth railway station

Wentworth railway station was a railway station on the Sheffield to Barnsley route of the Midland Railway. The station has been known as Wentworth and Tankersley and Wentworth and Hoyland Common during its life.

Wentworth
Site of the former station (2019)
General information
Location	Wentworth, Barnsley England
Coordinates	53.4848°N 1.4528°W / 53.4848; -1.4528
Grid reference	SK364988
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1897	Opened
2 November 1959	Closed

History

The station was situated at the north end of the Tankersley Tunnel, adjacent to the road bridge. Built on an embankment, the platforms and the station building were high above the road with the station master's house, which still stands at road level.

The station was some considerable distance from Wentworth, Hoyland Common and Tankersley, and far from walking distance. Its most regular passengers were the miners of Skiers Spring Colliery, situated on the other side of the road bridge, coming on and off shift.

The station closed on 2 November 1959.^[1][2]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Chapeltown Line and station open		Midland Railway		Elsecar Line and station open

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 447. OCLC 931112387.
2. 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. 244. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

• "A Railway Chronology of the Sheffield Area", Edited by Richard V. Proctor, Sheffield City Libraries, 1975. ISBN 0-900660-25-2

External links

• Wentworth station on navigable O. S. map