Doncaster (York Road) railway station
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Doncaster railway station was built as a terminus for services on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway
in Doncaster
, South Yorkshire
, England
. It was reached by a triangular junction from the main line just outside of town. The station was set at the north end of town, just beyond the Doncaster Avoiding Line
, in the fork of the old A1 and the A19 (York Road).
The line and its stations were ready for opening on 1 May 1916 but its five passenger stations, at Snaith & Pollington, Sykehouse
, Thorpe-in-Balne
, Doncaster (York Road) and Warmsworth
never saw a passenger train. The route duplicated that of other railways in the area and the stations were some way from the villages they porported to serve.
The station was kept fully intact until the late 1960s when demolition finally came.
The only passenger trains to work over the line were enthusiasts specials, the last of these was the "Doncaster Decoy", which ran on 5 October 1968.
Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway
The Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway was a joint line which ran from Aire Junction, on the main line of the Hull and Barnsley Railway, near Gowdall and an end on junction with the Great Central and Midland Joint Railway at Braithwell Junction.-Description:The railway consisted of...
in Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was reached by a triangular junction from the main line just outside of town. The station was set at the north end of town, just beyond the Doncaster Avoiding Line
Doncaster Avoiding Line
The Doncaster Avoiding Line is a railway line, which as its title suggests, avoids the town of Doncaster and routes goods traffic, principally coal and steel, away from the main line station where it would have to cross from the Sheffield line to the Hull or Cleethorpes lines and cause a...
, in the fork of the old A1 and the A19 (York Road).
The line and its stations were ready for opening on 1 May 1916 but its five passenger stations, at Snaith & Pollington, Sykehouse
Sykehouse railway station
Sykehouse railway station was a railway station built on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway between Thorpe-in-Balne and Snaith and Pollington. It was built with the line which opened on 1 May 1916 but the station never opened to passengers...
, Thorpe-in-Balne
Thorpe-in-Balne railway station
Thorpe-in-Balne railway station was a railway station on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway. It was situated about from the village of Thorpe in Balne, South Yorkshire, England adjacent to the road and some north of Doncaster....
, Doncaster (York Road) and Warmsworth
Warmsworth railway station
Warmsworth railway station was a railway station to serve the village of Warmsworth, South Yorkshire, England and was on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway...
never saw a passenger train. The route duplicated that of other railways in the area and the stations were some way from the villages they porported to serve.
The station was kept fully intact until the late 1960s when demolition finally came.
The only passenger trains to work over the line were enthusiasts specials, the last of these was the "Doncaster Decoy", which ran on 5 October 1968.