Meadow Hall and Wincobank railway station
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Meadowhall and Wincobank | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sheffield |
| Coordinates | 53°25′29″N 1°25′00″W / 53.424720°N 1.416530°W |
| Owned by | LNER |
| Managed by | Great Central Railway |
| Line(s) | South Yorkshire Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| May 1868 | Opened (as Meadow Hall) |
| 1 July 1899 | Renamed Meadow Hall and Wincobank |
| 7 December 1953 | Closed |
Meadowhall and Wincobank railway station, also known in the 19th century as Meadow Hall, at the time of the Meadow Hall Iron Works, was a railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway near Sheffield, England.
History and description
The station was on the Barnsley to Sheffield branch ("Blackburn Valley Line") of the South Yorkshire Railway, the last station on the southern end of the line before the junction with the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway (Midland Railway).
It served the communities of Brightside, Wincobank and Blackburn.
This southern connection closed in August 1864 when the line to Woodburn Junction opened and a passenger service inaugurated between Sheffield Victoria and Barnsley station. It was opened as Meadowhall station in May 1868[1] and had two flanking platforms. The main station building, alongside Blackburn Road, remains and is in good condition. It was renamed as Meadow Hall and Wincobank in July 1899, keeping that name until it was closed to passengers on 7 December 1953.[1]
The line through Meadowhall closed completely from Friday, 31 July 1987 having not seen any traffic since 3 April when Class 20 20150 worked from Tinsley yard to Roe Brothers scrap yard and return. The line, from Tinsley South Junction to Meadowhall, was lifted during the following year.
The line was transformed into a cycle path when the South Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society closed in 2004.
References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The directory of railway stations : details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present. Sparkford: Stephens. p. 157. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.