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Wortley railway station

Coordinates: 53°29′20″N 1°33′06″W / 53.488770°N 1.551530°W / 53.488770; -1.551530
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Wortley
General information
LocationBarnsley
Coordinates53°29′20″N 1°33′06″W / 53.488770°N 1.551530°W / 53.488770; -1.551530
Platforms2
History
Original companySheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1845opened
1955closed

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