Darfield railway station

Darfield
Location
Place	Darfield
Area	Barnsley
Coordinates	53°32′06″N 1°21′47″W / 53.53499°N 1.36296°W / 53.53499; -1.36296Coordinates: 53°32′06″N 1°21′47″W / 53.53499°N 1.36296°W / 53.53499; -1.36296
Grid reference	SE423044
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 July 1840	Station opened
30 June 1901	replaced with new station
17 June 1963	Station closed[1]
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Darfield railway station was opened in 1840 by the North Midland Railway, serving the village of Darfield in South Yorkshire, England.

The original station building was of typical Francis Thompson Italianate design. Immediately south of it was Cat Hill Tunnel which was opened out when the line was quadrupled, and, in 1901, the station was rebuilt 45 chains further north next to the Doncaster road.

The new station had typical Midland Railway timber panelled buildings. The new goods lines passed to the east. These had access to three major collieries - Grimethorpe, Dearne Valley and Houghton Main - and connected to the GCR and L&Y lines.^[2]

The station closed in June 1963 and the line closed due to subsidence in 1988.

References

1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. ^ Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wath North		BR Eastern Region  Sheffield-Cudworth-Leeds Line		Cudworth