Wath North railway station
| Wath North | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Wath-upon-Dearne |
| Area | Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham |
| Coordinates | 53°30′35″N 1°20′01″W / 53.50973°N 1.33367°WCoordinates: 53°30′35″N 1°20′01″W / 53.50973°N 1.33367°W |
| Grid reference | SE442016 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 6 April 1841 | Station opened as Wath |
| 1 May 1850 | renamed Wath and Bolton |
| April 1914 | renamed Wath-on-Dearne |
| 25 September 1950 | renamed Wath North |
| 1 January 1968 | Station closed[1] |
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Wath North railway station was on the Midland Railway's Sheffield - Cudworth - Normanton - Leeds main line, serving the town of Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire, England.[2] The town had three railway stations, of which Wath North was the furthest from the town centre; it was three-quarters of a mile to the north, in an area of heavy industry away from residential areas, on the road to Bolton-on-Dearne.
It was built by the North Midland Railway in 1841, the year after the railway opened, and was called Wath and Bolton. It was a victim of the Beeching axe, closing on 1 January 1968 when the local Sheffield-Cudworth-Leeds passenger trains were withdrawn. Express passenger and freight trains continued to pass through the station until 1986 when the line was closed due to severe subsidence; few remains of the station were present at that time.
References
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinton Town | BR Eastern Region Sheffield-Cudworth-Leeds Line |
Darfield | ||