Wortley railway station

Wortley railway station was a railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway lying between Deepcar and Penistone. It was built to serve the village of Wortley, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Wortley Hall, near the village, was the home of the Earl of Wharncliffe, long time associated with railway development in the area.

Wortley
Mileage marker
General information
Location	Wortley, Barnsley England
Coordinates	53.488770°N 1.551530°W / 53.488770; -1.551530
Grid reference	SK298992
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1845	opened
1955	closed

The station was similar to the others which opened with the line, with flanking platforms, slightly askew and linked by a footbridge, and a main, stone-built structure with canopy, on the Sheffield-bound platform. Because of its proximity to Wortley Hall the station had a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe, his family and visitors.

The station, opened on 14 July 1845, was closed on 2 May 1955.^[1][2]

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 466. 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. 255. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

• Dow, George. "Great Central Volume One" (The Progenitors 1813 - 1865)

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Thurgoland		British Railways Great Central Main Line		Deepcar