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The Dearne Valley line is the name given to a railway line in the north of England running from
History
The northernmost section of the route was opened in stages by the fledgling York and North Midland Railway (Y&NM), a company which belonged to the railway empire of George Hudson.[1] York to Sherburn Junction was completed in 1839 to form a link with the Leeds and Selby Railway, which was later taken over by the Y&NM. This section includes Ulleskelf, Church Fenton and Sherburn-in-Elmet stations, as well as the former station sites at Copmanthorpe (closed 1959) and Bolton Percy (closed 1965).[2]
Y&NM extended the line to Altofts Junction in 1840 to meet the new
From Ferrybridge, the route takes up the course of the
Beyond Bolton-on-Dearne the line joins the North Midland's route to the south, opened in 1840 and serving Swinton, a new station here replacing that closed in 1967 and Kilnhurst West (also closed in 1967).[10]
At Aldwarke Junction the route diverges from the North Midland via a junction constructed by
Electrification
Electrification of the section between Colton junction and Church Fenton is underway. Two bridges were raised to create room for overhead wires in April 2015.[11] This work is due to be complete by 2023.[12]
Current services
Services which operate over the entire length of the route are provided by Northern Trains. Freight trains also regularly use the route.
Northern services, usually make just three round trips daily, from
The northern part of the route as far as Colton Junction is used by all Edinburgh to London King's Cross expresses, as well as the numerous CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern York to Leeds workings which continue as far as Church Fenton. Sherburn-in-Elmet is served by some York–Selby/Hull trains which diverge from the route at Sherburn South Junction, but beyond this point the only passenger trains are the infrequent Sheffield–York local services, until Moorthorpe is reached.
Overall, the effect of this is that there are only three departures in each direction from Pontefract Baghill per day, although there are two other stations in Pontefract (
In 2017, the section through Rotherham Central was adapted for use by
References
- ^ Hoole 1986, p. 30.
- ^ Hoole 1985, pp. 154, 159.
- ^ Cookson & Chapman 2003, p. 4.
- ISBN 1-871233-14-3.
- ^ Cookson & Chapman 2003, p. 56.
- ISBN 1788037685.
- ISBN 9781840336573.
- ISBN 978-1-9996271-3-3.
- ISBN 0-7110-2004-3.
- ISBN 9781840336566.
- ^ "Bridge replacements works mark the start of the Trans Pennine electrification project - VolkerRail". VolkerRail. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Find out about work to improve the railway in Church Fenton and Ulleskelf". RailAdvent. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Table 30 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ Spereall, David (21 January 2022). "'If we were in leafy Harrogate this wouldn't be happening': Five Towns fury over axed train services". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train – Everything you need to know". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
Sources
- Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Eastern Region. Wellingborough: P. Stephens. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- Cookson, Peter; Chapman, Stephen (2003). Pontefract, Castleford & Knottingley. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. ISBN 1-871233-15-1.
- Hoole, K. (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
- Hoole, K. (1986). The North East (3 ed.). Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0946537313.<
Literature
- Rail Atlas: Great Britain & Ireland, by S. K. Baker
- The Railways of Great Britain: A Historical Atlas, by Colonel Michael H. Cobb