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Pickburn and Brodsworth railway station was a small
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
situated on the
South Yorkshire Junction Railway The South Yorkshire Junction Railway was a railway which ran from Wrangbrook Junction on the main line of the Hull and Barnsley Railway to near Denaby Main Colliery Village, South Yorkshire. It was nominally an independent company sponsored b ...
's line between Wrangbrook Junction and Denaby and Conisbrough. It was situated south of Wrangbrook Junction, just inside what became the South Yorkshire boundary and was intended to serve the hamlet of
Pickburn Pickburn is a hamlet in South Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Brodsworth and Brodsworth Hall. History The hamlet appears to get its name from the small stream "Pick Burn" (or river Pick) which flows through it on its way to Highfi ...
, which was close by, and
Brodsworth Brodsworth is a village, civil parish and suburb of Doncaster in the City of Doncaster district in South Yorkshire, England. situated about five miles north-west of Doncaster. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,875, increasi ...
, near
Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...
,
South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In N ...
, a short distance away. The station was similar to that at Sprotborough and controlled by a signal box which was replaced in 1910 when the opening of Brodsworth Colliery necessitated a larger installation. A short branch was built to access the colliery from this point.


References

"Railways of South Yorkshire", C.T. Goode, Dalesman Publications. Disused railway stations in Doncaster Former Hull and Barnsley Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1894 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1903 {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub