Brightside railway station

Brightside
General information
Location	City of Sheffield
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Sheffield and Rotherham Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	LMSR London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 November 1838	Opened
1995	Closed

Brightside railway station is a disused railway station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The station served the communities of Brightside and Wincobank and was situated on the Midland Main Line on Holywell Road, lying between Attercliffe Road and Holmes railway station.

A 1912 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Brightside (upper centre)

The station opened on 1 November 1838, at the same time as the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway from Wicker station and had two platforms although four tracks went through. The two outside tracks were for freight use whilst the two inside tracks were used by both stopping and express trains.

The station in 1961

Despite the opening of Meadowhall Interchange in 1990, the station remained open until 1995. A limited service had continued in its last three years and the station closed without fanfare with a poster announcing that all remaining trains could be caught at Meadowhall.

The standard South Yorkshire style bus shelter that had replaced the station buildings by the early 1980s was removed in early 2006. A footbridge spans across the three remaining tracks and both sets of stairs to the platforms are boarded.

The footbridge remains open as it serves as a footpath from the bottom of Dearne Street to Station Lane steps.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Attercliffe Road Line open, station closed		Midland Railway		Wincobank and Meadowhall Line open, station closed
Attercliffe Road Line open, station closed		London Midland Region of British Railways		Meadowhall Interchange Line and station open