City Goods station
City Goods | |
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General information | |
Location | Sheffield, City of Sheffield England |
Coordinates | 53°23′02″N 1°27′34″W / 53.383770°N 1.459500°W |
Grid reference | SK360875 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
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City Goods was a goods station, belonging to the London and North Western Railway, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
The London and North Western Railway presence in Sheffield began in 1895 when it opened a small goods station on Bernard Road. The company opened a ¾-mile branch eastwards from Woodburn Junction to what was then called their Sheffield City Goods terminal on Bernard Road. Its first line in the steel city was inadequate in the eyes of the LNWR as it was buried under its rivals' network of lines. The company obtained powers to build a more suitable establishment.
The site chosen was at the corner of Broad Street and Wharf Street, behind the
To avoid confusion, Bernard Road goods was renamed Nunnery Goods and the title of City Goods passed on to the new goods yard.
The depot closed on 12 July 1965 when a large new freight transshipment and engine depot opened at Grimesthorpe.
Bibliography
- Rail centres n°11: Sheffield. S.R. Batty. pp. 44–45