High Royds railway station

High Royds, a small mining community near Barnsley in South Yorkshire is not to be confused with High Royds, near Menston in West Yorkshire, served by the Wharfedale Line and the site of a former mental health institution.
High Royds
General information
LocationShortwood, Barnsley
England
Coordinates53°30′38″N 1°27′49″W / 53.510493°N 1.463680°W / 53.510493; -1.463680
Grid referenceSE356016
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
4 September 1854opened
1856closed
Location

High Royds railway station was situated on the South Yorkshire Railway's Blackburn Valley line between Birdwell & Hoyland Common and Dovecliffe. The station opened on 4 September 1854 and closed just two years later, one of the most short-lived stations in the county. The station was situated at the small settlement of Shortwood, between Birdwell and Upper Hoyland

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dovecliffe   South Yorkshire Railway   Birdwell & Hoyland Common

References

  • "The South Yorkshire Railway", D.L.Franks, Turntable Enterprises, 1971. ISBN 0-902844-04-0


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