Warmsworth railway station
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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
. It was built ready for the opening of the line on 1 May 1916 with flanking platforms and facilities, however, although the line opened to goods traffic on that date, along with the other stations on the line it never opened for passengers.
The only passenger trains to operate over the line were enthusiasts specials, the last of these being the "Doncaster Decoy" on 5 October 1968
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...
, 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...
and was on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway
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...
. It was built ready for the opening of the line on 1 May 1916 with flanking platforms and facilities, however, although the line opened to goods traffic on that date, along with the other stations on the line it never opened for passengers.
The only passenger trains to operate over the line were enthusiasts specials, the last of these being the "Doncaster Decoy" on 5 October 1968