Wath Central railway station
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Wath Central railway station was on the South Yorkshire Railway
's Doncaster
- Barnsley Exchange line. It was the closest of Wath-upon-Dearne
's three railway stations to the town centre, lying immediately to its north-east, over the Dearne and Dove Canal
bridge. It was closed when local passenger services on the line were axed from 29 June 1959, however the line was used for freight traffic until 1988 and the buildings were not demolished until the area was cleared during road improvement works in 2004.
The buildings were of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
's large "Double Pavilion" style, an indication that rebuilding had taken place in the last quarter of the 19th century, the main building, with four bays, being on the Doncaster-bound platform.
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
has a long term aim to re-open this line, which would likely involve the re-opening of a station in Wath. However it does not have any funding for this, and the radical clearance of the old alignment of the railway for re-development since the mid 1990s would make this costly and the actual alignment of any new railway difficult to speculate on.
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...
's Doncaster
Doncaster railway station
Doncaster railway station serves the town of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross, and is about five minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. The station is managed by East Coast...
- Barnsley Exchange line. It was the closest of Wath-upon-Dearne
Wath-upon-Dearne
Wath-upon-Dearne is a small town on the south side of the Dearne Valley in the historic county of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, lying 5 miles north of Rotherham, almost midway between Barnsley and Doncaster. It has a population...
's three railway stations to the town centre, lying immediately to its north-east, over the Dearne and Dove Canal
Dearne and Dove Canal
The Dearne and Dove Canal ran for almost ten miles through South Yorkshire, England from Swinton to Barnsley through nineteen locks, rising 127 yards. The canal also had two short branches, the Worsbrough branch and the Elsecar branch, both about two miles long with reservoirs at the head of each....
bridge. It was closed when local passenger services on the line were axed from 29 June 1959, however the line was used for freight traffic until 1988 and the buildings were not demolished until the area was cleared during road improvement works in 2004.
The buildings were of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed by amalgamation in 1847. The MS&LR changed its name to the Great Central Railway in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.-Origin:...
's large "Double Pavilion" style, an indication that rebuilding had taken place in the last quarter of the 19th century, the main building, with four bays, being on the Doncaster-bound platform.
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for South Yorkshire in England. It is supervised by the South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority, which consists of representatives from the metropolitan boroughs of Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and...
has a long term aim to re-open this line, which would likely involve the re-opening of a station in Wath. However it does not have any funding for this, and the radical clearance of the old alignment of the railway for re-development since the mid 1990s would make this costly and the actual alignment of any new railway difficult to speculate on.