Holmes railway station

Holmes railway station was a railway station in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The station served the communities of Masbrough and Holmes and was situated on the former Sheffield and Rotherham Railway (S&R) line between Rotherham Westgate Station and Wincobank and Meadowhall Station. The station, which had two flanking platforms, opened with the line.

This article is about the railway station in South Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK. For the railway station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, see Hamilton E. Holmes station.

Holmes
Train passing the site of the former station (2008)
Location
PlaceRotherham
AreaMetropolitan Borough of Rotherham
Coordinates53.427416°N 1.379290°W / 53.427416; -1.379290
Grid referenceSK413924
Operations
Original companySheffield and Rotherham Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms2
History
1 November 1838Opened as The Holmes
1 January 1858renamed Holmes
19 September 1955Closed [1]
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

With the building of the North Midland Railway through Rotherham Masborough, Holmes became the junction of the curve from this station to the Sheffield line. A second curve, allowing trains to travel from the Sheffield line to the North Midland facing south was opened in 1869.[2]

The station was closed in 1955. Nowadays a footbridge spans the two tracks almost above Holmes Junction which, via a British Rail - built chord line, known as "The Holmes Chord", now links the former S&R line to the former Great Central Railway line through Rotherham Central.

The access line to Booth's scrapyard leaves the Holmes Chord shortly after the junction. This line was an original part of the S&R to Rotherham Westgate. Nearby was the works of Isaac Dodds and Son who supplied the early locomotives for the S&R.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wincobank and Meadowhall
Line open, station closed		   Midland Railway   Rotherham Masborough
Line open, station closed

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing
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