Woodhouse Mill railway station

Woodhouse Mill railway station was opened in 1840 by the North Midland Railway on its line between Rotherham Masborough and Chesterfield.

Woodhouse Mill
Site of the former station (2008)
Location
PlaceAston cum Aughton
AreaMetropolitan Borough of Rotherham
Coordinates53.368080°N 1.346370°W / 53.368080; -1.346370
Grid referenceSK435858
Operations
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
6 April 1840Station opened
21 September 1953Station closed for passengers[1]
2 November 1964closed for freight
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

It was situated to the south of the main A57 road shortly after this left the City of Sheffield and served Woodhouse Mill, near Sheffield, Orgreave, Fence and (Aston cum Aughton), all within Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

It may initially have been simply a halt, but the Midland Railway installed an island platform with a timber and brick booking office at its centre. Nearby was Orgreave Coke Works and Fence Colliery. It closed in 1953.[2]

The station was located between that at Treeton and the original North Midland station at Beighton. The line is still in use today but has been a freight only route since July 1954, although it is very occasionally used as a diversionary route and by excursions not calling at Sheffield. It serves as a bypass line which keeps freight trains away from the congested lines through central Sheffield.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Treeton
Line and station closed		   Midland Railway
North Midland Railway		   Beighton
Line and station closed
  Great Central Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway		   Upperthorpe and Killamarsh
Line and station closed

References

Notes
  1. Butt 1995, p. 254.
  2. Pixton 2001, p. 26.

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Pixton, Bob (2001). North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route: Part 2 Chesterfield-Sheffield-Rotherham. Nottingham: Runpast Publishing, (now Book Law). ISBN 1 870754 51 4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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