Arksey railway station
Arksey railway station, originally named Stockbridge and later Arksey and Stockbridge was a station which served the villages of Arksey and Stockbridge in the English county of South Yorkshire. It was served by trains on the main line between Doncaster and York.
| Arksey | |
|---|---|
 Site of the former station in 1992 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Arksey |
| Area | Doncaster |
| Coordinates | 53.551550°N 1.133150°W |
| Grid reference | SE575064 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 6 June 1848 | Station opens as Stockbridge |
| December 1850 | Station renamed Arksey and Stockbridge |
| September 1854 | Station renamed Arksey |
| 5 August 1952 | Station closed for passengers |
| 7 December 1964 | closed for goods |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway and became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways on 5 August 1952.[1]
The site today
Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.
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References
- Burgess, Neil (2014). The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding;The Central Section. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 83. ISBN 9781840336573.
- R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Joan Croft Halt Line open. Station closed | ||
| Doncaster | Great Northern Railway / Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Askern Branch Line |
Askern Line open. Station closed | ||
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