Denaby Halt railway station

Denaby Halt

Site of the halt in 1996
Location
Place Denaby Main
Area Doncaster
Coordinates 53°30′07″N 1°14′58″W / 53.50204°N 1.24936°W / 53.50204; -1.24936Coordinates: 53°30′07″N 1°14′58″W / 53.50204°N 1.24936°W / 53.50204; -1.24936
Grid reference SE498008
Operations
Original company Dearne Valley Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
3 June 1912 (1912-06-03) Station opened
1 January 1949 (1949-01-01) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Railway Clearing House diagram including lines around Denaby in 1910.

Denaby Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway (DVR), intended to serve the mining community of Denaby Main in South Yorkshire, England although it was positioned some distance from there, in what was described as 'a marshy wilderness'. The station was opened on 3 June 1912.[1] Its full title, as shown on its nameboard, was Denaby for Conisboro' and Mexboro. The halt was located between Edlington Halt, the eastern passenger terminus of the line and Harlington Halt.

The DVR was operated by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and was built in order to tap the coal traffic available in the area, which could be shipped through their port at Goole.

The line offered a passenger service between Wakefield and Edlington, near Doncaster.

The halt was closed on 1 January 1949.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 77. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Harlington Halt
Line and station closed
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Dearne Valley Railway
  Edlington
Line and station closed


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