Meadow Hall and Wincobank railway station

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Coordinates: 53°25′29″N 1°25′00″W / 53.424720°N 1.416530°W / 53.424720; -1.416530
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Not to be confused with Wincobank railway station, previously named Wincobank and Meadow Hall.

Meadowhall and Wincobank
Wincobank, Sheffield
England
Coordinates53°25′29″N 1°25′00″W / 53.424720°N 1.416530°W / 53.424720; -1.416530
Grid referenceSK388921
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
May 1868Opened (as Meadow Hall)
1 July 1899Renamed Meadow Hall and Wincobank
7 December 1953Closed

Meadowhall and Wincobank railway station—also known in the 19th century as Meadow Hall at the time of the Meadow Hall Iron Works—was a railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway near Sheffield, England.

History and description

The station was on the Barnsley to Sheffield branch of the

Wincobank and Blackburn
.

This southern connection closed in August 1864 when the line to Woodburn Junction opened, and a passenger service was inaugurated between

Barnsley station
.

It was opened as Meadow Hall station in May 1868[2] and consisted of two platforms flanking the railway. The main station building alongside Blackburn Road remains and is in good condition.[citation needed]

It was renamed as Meadow Hall and Wincobank in July 1899, and kept the name until the station closed to passengers on 7 December 1953.[2]

The line through Meadow Hall closed completely from 31 July 1987 having not seen any traffic since 3 April when

cycle path, which now forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail.[3]

References

  1. ISBN 9781840336566
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    ISBN 1-85260-508-1
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  3. ^ "Map for walkers | Trans Pennine Trail (Walkers map Central link)". transpenninetrail.org.uk. 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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