Woodhouse Mill railway station was opened in 1840 by the

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on its line between

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and

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. It was situated to the south of the main

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shortly after this left the

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and served

Woodhouse Mill Woodhouse ward—which includes the district of Woodhouse and most of Handsworth—is one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and covers an area of . The pop ...

, near

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, Orgreave, Fence and (

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), all within

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. It may initially have been simply a halt, but the

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installed an island platform with a timber and brick booking office at its centre. Nearby was Orgreave Coke Works and Fence Colliery. It closed in 1953. The station was located between that at

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and the original North Midland station at Beighton. The line is still in use today but has been a freight only route since July 1954, although it is very occasionally used as a diversionary route and by excursions not calling at Sheffield. It serves as a bypass line which keeps freight trains away from the congested lines through central Sheffield.

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* * Disused railway stations in Rotherham Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953 Former Midland Railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub