Wath Central railway station

Wath Central
Wath Central
General information
Location	Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham; England
Coordinates	53°30′21″N 1°20′08″W / 53.5057°N 1.3356°W
Grid reference	SE441012
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1851	Opened as Wath
1 July 1907	Name changed to Wath-on-Dearne
25 September 1950	Name changed to Wath Central
29 June 1959	Closed

Wath Central railway station was on the South Yorkshire Railway's Doncaster–Barnsley Exchange line in England. It was the closest of Wath-upon-Dearne's three railway stations to the town centre, lying immediately to its north-east, over the Dearne and Dove Canal bridge. The station was closed when local passenger services on the line ended on 29 June 1959.^[2]^[3] (The line continued to be used for freight traffic until 1988).

The buildings were in the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's large "Double Pavilion" style, an indication that rebuilding had taken place in the last quarter of the 19th century. The main building, with four bays, was on the Doncaster-bound platform. The station buildings were not demolished until the area was cleared during road improvement works in 2004.

References

^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 444. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

Wath stations on navigable 1955 O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Mexborough		BR Eastern Region Doncaster-Barnsley Line		Wombwell Central

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[1] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

[2] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 444. OCLC 931112387.

[3] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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