Wombwell railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Wombwell |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| Coordinates | 53°31′03″N 1°24′59″W / 53.5175°N 1.4164°WCoordinates: 53°31′03″N 1°24′59″W / 53.5175°N 1.4164°W |
| Grid reference | SE387024 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WOM |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 142,988 |
| 2005/06 * | 146,889 |
| 2006/07 * | 127,213 |
| 2007/08 * | 137,603 |
| 2008/09 * | 179,504 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Travel South Yorkshire |
| Zone | Barnsley |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 July 1897 | Opened as Wombwell |
| 25 September 1950 | Renamed Wombwell West |
| 20 February 1969 | Renamed Wombwell |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wombwell from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Wombwell railway station lies in Wombwell, a town south of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The station is 12 miles (19 km) north of Sheffield on the Hallam and Penistone Lines. The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 July 1897, and between 25 September 1950 and 20 February 1969 was known as Wombwell West to distinguish it from Wombwell's other railway station, Wombwell Central, which closed in 1959.[1]
CCTV was recently installed for the purposes of crime prevention. Other recent improvements to the station include new signage, lighting, and, for the first time, installation of passenger information display screens to provide real-time service information.
The station car park has recently been extended to give a total of 74 spaces for rail users.[2]
[edit] Services
Services currently run twice per hour Monday to Saturdays to Sheffield (hourly Sundays) and hourly to Huddersfield on the Penistone Line and Leeds on the Hallam Line respectively (two-hourly Sundays).
[edit] Notes
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 253. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ SYPTE, http://www.sypte.co.uk/Media.aspx?id=586
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