Thurgoland railway station
Thurgoland | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Thurgoland, Barnsley England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°29′57″N 1°33′46″W / 53.49905°N 1.56287°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE290003 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1845 | opened | ||||
| 1847 | closed | ||||
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Thurgoland railway station was a small railway station built by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway to serve the village of Thurgoland, South Yorkshire, England and opened on 5 December 1845. Due to cost-cutting measures involving staff and infrastructure the station was closed, along with Dukinfield Dog Lane, Hazelhead and Oxspring on 1 November 1847,[1] making this one of the shortest-lived stations anywhere, with a life span of just one year and 11 months.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxspring | Great Central Railway Great Central Main Line |
Wortley |
References
- Dow, George. "Great Central Volume 1" (The Progenitors, 1813 - 1865), Locomotive Publishing Co., London, 1959.
- "A Railway Chronology of the Sheffield Area" Edited by Richard V. Proctor. Sheffield City Libraries, 1975. ISBN 0-90066-025-2