Wortley railway station

Wortley
Location
Place	Wortley
Area	Barnsley
Coordinates	53°29′20″N 1°33′06″W / 53.488770°N 1.551530°W / 53.488770; -1.551530Coordinates: 53°29′20″N 1°33′06″W / 53.488770°N 1.551530°W / 53.488770; -1.551530
Grid reference	SK298992
Operations
Original company	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1845	opened
1955	closed
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Wortley railway station was a railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway lying between Deepcar and Penistone. It was built to serve the village of Wortley, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Wortley Hall, near the village, was the home of the Earl of Wharncliffe, long time associated with railway development in the area.

The station was similar to the others which opened with the line, with flanking platforms, slightly askew and linked by a footbridge, and a main, stone-built structure with canopy, on the Sheffield-bound platform. Because of its proximity to Wortley Hall the station had a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe, his family and visitors.

The station, opened on 14 July 1845, was closed on 2 May 1955.

References

Dow, George. "Great Central Volume One" (The Progenitors 1813 - 1865)

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Deepcar		British Railways Great Central Main Line		Thurgoland

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