Wath (Hull and Barnsley) railway station

Wath
Location
Place Wath-upon-Dearne
Area Rotherham
Coordinates 53°30′30″N 1°20′13″W / 53.50831°N 1.33682°W / 53.50831; -1.33682Coordinates: 53°30′30″N 1°20′13″W / 53.50831°N 1.33682°W / 53.50831; -1.33682
Grid reference SE440014
Operations
Original company Hull and South Yorkshire Extension Railway
Pre-grouping Hull and Barnsley Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
1902 opened
1929 closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Wath railway station was one of three railway stations in Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire, England. It was the southern terminus of The Hull & South Yorkshire Extension Railway which became part of the Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1898 and was the southern terminus of a branch line from Wrangbrook Junction. The station was located on Station Road between the Great Central Railway's Wath Central station and the Midland Railway's Wath North station. Branch line trains connected with Sheffield-Cudworth-Hull trains at Wrangbrook.

The railway was opened for passengers on 28 August 1902, however line was not a success for passenger traffic: it was closed to passengers on 6 April 1929. The station at Wath was a single platform affair but with a substantial station house. This and the former ticket office are the only surviving remains of the station and have survived the buildings of Wath's other two, more successful stations: they still stand on Station Road, called "Station House" and "Barnsley Cottage" respectively.

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