Mexborough Junction railway station

Mexborough Junction was one of two railway stations which served the former mining town of Mexborough in the Don Valley of South Yorkshire, England, prior to the present station being opened in 1871, the other being Mexborough (Ferry Boat) Halt.

Mexborough Junction
Station site in July 2020.
Location
Place	Mexborough
Area	Doncaster
Coordinates	53.49193°N 1.29608°W / 53.49193; -1.29608
Grid reference	SK468996
Operations
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway
History
1850	opened
1871	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

Mexborough Junction station was opened by the South Yorkshire Railway at the point where the curve to Swinton on the North Midland Railway leaves their line to Barnsley, about 660 yards (600 m) west of the present railway station. The station was opened to passengers in January 1850 and closed, with the opening of the present station on 4 March 1871.

This station was some distance from the town centre which, at the time, was around the parish church and close by Ferry Boat Halt.

References

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