Moorhouse and South Elmsall Halt railway station
Moorhouse and South Elmsall Halt | |
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![]() Platforms of the former station | |
General information | |
Location | Moorhouse, Doncaster England |
Coordinates | 53°34′56″N 1°16′42″W / 53.58225°N 1.27839°W |
Grid reference | SE478097 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Hull and South Yorkshire Extension Railway |
Pre-grouping | Hull and Barnsley Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1902 | opened |
1929 | closed |
Moorhouse and South Elmsall Halt was a railway station situated on the Hull and Barnsley Railway's branch line from Wrangbrook to Wath-upon-Dearne. The station served the village of Moorhouse and the town of South Elmsall on the South Yorkshire / West Yorkshire boundary, although this was about a mile distance. The station is located between Hickleton and Thurnscoe and Wrangbrook Junction, where the Wath branch joined the main line. The single storey station building, on the Wath-bound platform was, unlike the others on the line, built of brick with a slate roof. The other platform had just a simple waiting room for the few passengers who used the station. The platform surfaces were gravel and stone edged. The station master's house, of a standard Hull and Barnsley style, was situated a road level by the underbridge.
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Opening day was on 28 August 1902 and the station closed, along with the others on the line, on 6 April 1929.
To the north of the station a spur connecting this line to the West Riding and Grimsby Railway at Hampole diverged.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Kirk Smeaton | Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway (Wath Branch) |
Hickleton and Thurnscoe |
References
[edit]Railways of South Yorkshire, C.T.Goode. Dalesman Publishing. ISBN 0-85206-307-5