Wortley railway station

Wortley
General information
Location	Barnsley
Coordinates	53.488770°N 1.551530°W / 53.488770; -1.551530
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1845	opened
1955	closed

Wortley railway station was a railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway lying between Deepcar and Penistone. It was built to serve the village of Wortley, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Wortley Hall, near the village, was the home of the Earl of Wharncliffe, long time associated with railway development in the area.

The station was similar to the others which opened with the line, with flanking platforms, slightly askew and linked by a footbridge, and a main, stone-built structure with canopy, on the Sheffield-bound platform. Because of its proximity to Wortley Hall the station had a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe, his family and visitors.

The station, opened on 14 July 1845, was closed on 2 May 1955.

References

• Dow, George. "Great Central Volume One" (The Progenitors 1813 - 1865)

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Thurgoland		British Railways Great Central Main Line		Deepcar