Broughton Lane railway station was a railway station in

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. The station served the communities of

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and Carbrook and was one of those opened on 1 August 1864 with the South Yorkshire Railway's extension south from

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to Woodburn Junction where it met the

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(MS&LR). The day the line was opened the SYR became part of the MS&LR. This link allowed the MS&LR access to

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and

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from Sheffield Victoria. The station, with its main access by steps from Broughton Lane bridge, possessed two flanking platforms although was surrounded by sidings. The station closed on 3 April 1956 and there are now no signs of it ever existing. In the 1960s a new line was built from near Broughton Lane into the newly opened

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and shortly afterwards this was

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. The site of the station is below the new Greenland Road

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over the line and

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near the foundations of the old bridge.

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now uses the site and the nearest tram stop is near the local arena. The sign for Broughton Lane Junction still exists and is visible from the Supertram tracks.

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Disused railway stations in Sheffield Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub