Barnby Dun railway station was a small station on the

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's line between

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and Thorne. It served the village of

Barnby Dun Barnby Dun is a village in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Together with Kirk Sandall it forms the civil parish of Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall. It lies between Arksey and Stainforth. The parish church of St Peter & St Paul is Grade I ...

, near

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. The original line followed closely the canal bank and the station was resited when the line was 'straightened' in the 1860s. The original station, which was situated across the canal from the village, was opened with the line on 7 July 1856 and closed on 1 October 1866 when the new station, at the opposite side of the village was opened. The rebuilt station consisted of flanking platforms with its main buildings, in yellow engineers brick, on the Thorne-bound (up) platform. This platform was long, with a ramp to a

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to the 'down' side at its centre. The station was again rebuilt to accommodate four tracks in the Doncaster to Thorne widening of 1913 when the Doncaster-bound (down) platform was moved back. The station closed on 4 September 1967. The station building was demolished in July 2008.

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Barnby Dun station on navigable 1955 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in Doncaster Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967 Former South Yorkshire Railway stations Buildings and structures demolished in 2008 Demolished buildings and structures in England {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub