Sprotborough railway station was a small halt on the South Yorkshire Junction Railway

South Yorkshire Junction Railway

The South Yorkshire Junction Railway is a railway which ran from Wrangbrook Junction on the main line of the Hull and Barnsley Railway to near Denaby in South Yorkshire. It was nominally an independent company sponsored by the Denaby and Cadeby Colliery Company but was worked by the Hull and...

, which ran south from Wrangbrook Junction

Wrangbrook Junction

Wrangbrook Junction near Upton in West Yorkshire was a location where two lines branched off the Hull and Barnsley Railway main line from to . The first junction led to on the South Yorkshire Junction Railway, and after some four chains further the Hull & South Yorkshire Extension Railway to...

, where it joined the main line of the Hull and Barnsley Railway

Hull and Barnsley Railway

The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1905...

. It was situated between Denaby and Conisbrough

Denaby and Conisbrough railway station

Denaby and Conisbrough railway station was a small station, the southern terminus of the South Yorkshire Junction Railway branch from Wrangbrook Junction...

 and Pickburn and Brodsworth

Pickburn and Brodsworth railway station

Pickburn and Brodsworth railway station was a small railway station situated on the South Yorkshire Junction Railway's line between Wrangbrook Junction and Denaby and Conisbrough...

 station.

History

The station, consisting of two flanking platforms, was situated at a passing loop (which closed on 27 April 1967), on the single line railway. The main building, a single storey wooden structure with brick-built chimneys, was situated on the Hull-bound platform, as was the signal cabin which contained a 10 lever frame. The Denaby-bound platform was provided with a wooden waiting shelter. A house for the station master was built nearby and still stands.

The station opened on 1 December 1894. It closed to passengers on 2 February 1903, and totally in August 1964.

The village of Sprotborough had also been served by a station on the South Yorkshire Railway

South Yorkshire Railway

The South Yorkshire Railway was a railway company which was based in the south of the former West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its first section of line opened on 10 November 1849 between Swinton Junction and Doncaster...

, half a mile to the south on the other side of the River Don near the village of Warmsworth

Warmsworth

Warmsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 3,855. The main route to Warmsworth is the A1 and the A630. The River Don also runs next to Warmsworth, as well as a train line from Doncaster to Sheffield...

. This opened in 1850 but closed in 1875. It is sometimes referred to as Sprotborough (SYR) railway station

Sprotborough (SYR) railway station

Sprotborough railway station was situated on the South Yorkshire Railway's line between Doncaster Cherry Tree Lane and Conisbrough. The station was intended to serve both Sprotborough and Warmsworth, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England....

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