Ryhill railway station was situated on the

Barnsley Coal Railway The Barnsley Coal Railway was a short railway which, when fully opened, ran between Stairfoot Junction, on the Mexborough to Barnsley line of the South Yorkshire Railway (SYR) and a triangular junction at Nostell on the line of the West Riding ...

, later the MS&L,

Great Central The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. On 1 January 1923, the company was grouped into the L ...

and London and North Eastern Railway.

History

The station opened for passenger traffic on 1 September 1882. It was renamed Ryhill and Wintersett on 1 March 1927 and closed by the LNER on 22 February 1930. The station consisted of two flanking wooden platforms with wooden buildings, the main buildings being on the Barnsley bound side, and a signal box just off the end of the Barnsley - bound platform. The platforms were linked by a standard footbridge. Another station, Ryhill Halt, served the village 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 ...

from 1912 to 1951, about half a mile to the south-east.

Accidents and incidents

*On 13 December 1911, a freight train was derailed at the station due to the locomotive crew being incapacitated.

References

;Source *''Railways around Wakefield and Pontefract'', John Farline and Peter Cookson, Wyvern Publications.

External links

Wintersett station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in Wakefield Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 Former Great Central Railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub