Cudworth railway station () was a

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that served Cudworth,

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History

The station was built by the

North Midland Railway The North Midland Railway was a British railway company, which opened its line from Derby to Rotherham (Masbrough) and Leeds in 1840. At Derby, it connected with the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and the Midland Counties Railway at what ...

and opened in 1840. It was originally called Barnsley and is referred to in Allens Guide as ''Barnsley Station at Cudworth Bridge. – Omnibus to Barnsley miles on the left.'' Roughly further north, was the line's first crossing of the

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. In 1885 the station was extended with an extra platform for the

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, which passed through but was not connected to the Midland system until the next century.Pixton, B., (2000) ''North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route,'' Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing The station closed to passengers in 1968. In 1988 the line from Wath Road Junction to Cudworth was closed due to mining subsidence.

Accidents and incidents

*In 1843 a

luggage train collided with the rear of a stationary train in fog. *On 19 January 1905, once again in fog, a

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...

express passenger train overran signals and collided with a passenger train. Seven people were killed.

References

{{reflist Former Hull and Barnsley Railway stations Disused railway stations in Barnsley Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968 Former Midland Railway stations Beeching closures in England