Brightside railway station
Brightside railway station is a former railway station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The station served the communities of Brightside and Wincobank and was situated on the Midland Main Line on Holywell Road, lying between Attercliffe Road and Holmes railway station.
| Brightside | |
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 The remains of Brightside station in 2004. This photo is taken from the access footbridge just off Holywell Road. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Brightside |
| Area | City of Sheffield |
| Coordinates | 53.412220°N 1.421123°W |
| Grid reference | SK385907 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Sheffield and Rotherham Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 November 1838 | Opened |
| 1995 | 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 | |
The station opened on 1 November 1838,[1] at the same time as the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway from Wicker station and had two platforms although four tracks went through. The two outside tracks were for freight use whilst the two inside tracks were used by both stopping and express trains.
Despite the opening of Meadowhall Interchange in 1990, the station remained open until 1995.[2] A limited service had continued in its last three years and the station closed without fanfare with a poster announcing that all remaining trains could be caught at Meadowhall.
Both platforms remain today albeit stripped of their features and in a bad state of repair; the standard South Yorkshire style bus shelters which had replaced the station buildings by the early 1980s were removed in early 2006. The footbridge remains open a public right of way from Dearne Street to Station Lane, however access to the platforms has been blocked off since the station's closure.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attercliffe Road Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway | Wincobank and Meadowhall Line open, station closed | ||
| Attercliffe Road Line open, station closed |
Regional Railways | Meadowhall Interchange Line and station open | ||
| Grimesthorpe Bridge Line open, station closed |
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway | Wincobank and Meadowhall Line open, station closed | ||
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 44. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Piggott, Nick, ed. (April 1995). "Operations News". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 141 no. 1, 128. London: IPC Media. p. 84. ISSN 0033-8923.