Great Houghton Halt was a small

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on the

Dearne Valley Railway The Dearne Valley Railway (DVR) was a railway line which ran through the valley of the River Dearne in South Yorkshire, England. It was incorporated by an Act of Parliament on 6 August 1897, which authorised the building of a line between Brie ...

(DVR) situated between Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt and Grimethorpe Halt. The halt served the village of Great Houghton in

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. The station opened on 3 June 1912. Originally named ''Houghton Halt'', it was renamed ''Great Houghton Halt'' a few weeks later, on 24 August 1912. At first, trains were operated on behalf of the DVR by the

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; when that company amalgamated with the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

on 1 January 1922, the combined organisation (also known as the London and North Western Railway) absorbed the DVR on the same day. The station closed on 10 September 1951.

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Great Houghton station on navigable 1955 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in Barnsley Former Dearne Valley Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1912 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 1912 establishments in England {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub