Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station

Birdwell & Hoyland
Birdwell & Hoyland
	View in 1961
Location
Place	Birdwell
Area	Barnsley
Coordinates	53.49717°N 1.48424°W
Grid reference	SE343001
Operations
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
February 1855	opened
7 December 1953	closed
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

Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station was a railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway's Blackburn Valley line between Westwood and High Royds. The station was intended to serve the villages of Pilley, Birdwell and Hoyland Common, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England although the original chosen site was moved half a mile nearer towards Barnsley to serve the purposes of the Earl of Wharncliffe who was, at that time, sinking Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery nearby. This move away made the station less convenient for most of the population.

The station was opened in February 1855, the building having an ornate canopy over its entrance and the buildings containing a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe. Closure came on 7 December 1953.

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
High Royds Line and station closed		Great Central Railway South Yorkshire Railway		Westwood Line and station closed

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References

The South Yorkshire Railway, D.L.Franks, Turntable Enterprises 1971. ISBN 0-902844-04-0

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