Wombwell Central railway station was a

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 prep ...

situated on the

South Yorkshire Railway The South Yorkshire Railway was a railway company with lines in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Initially promoted as the South Yorkshire Coal Railway in 1845, the railway was enabled by an act of 1847 as the South Yorkshire Doncaster and ...

company's line between

Mexborough Mexborough is a town in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Situated between Manvers and Denaby Main, it lies on the River Don close to where it joins the River Dearne, and the A6023 road runs through the town. It is contiguo ...

and Barnsley. The station lay between Wath Central and Stairfoot. The station was built to serve the mining town of

Wombwell Wombwell () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town in the 2011 census was split between a ward called Wombwell, as well as small parts that fell under two other wards called Darfield (specifically ...

, near Barnsley,

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and is situated on its northern edge.

History

The original Wombwell railway station was opened by the South Yorkshire Railway in September 1851 and was replaced by a new structure in the

Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) was formed in 1847 when the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway joined with authorised but unbuilt railway companies, forming a proposed network from Manchester to Grimsb ...

's "Double Pavilion" style in the 1880s. It was closed when the Doncaster-to-Barnsley local passenger service was withdrawn on 29 June 1959.

Accidents and incidents

*On 13 December 1911 a freight train ran away and was derailed at the station. Both locomotive crew were killed.

References

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Wombwell Central station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in Barnsley Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 1851 establishments in England Former South Yorkshire Railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub