Monk Bretton railway station
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Monk Bretton | |
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,_Yorkshire_(geograph_6523389).jpg) The site of the station in 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Monk Bretton, Barnsley England |
| Coordinates | 53°34′14″N 1°26′23″W / 53.57068°N 1.43962°W |
| Grid reference | SE372083 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 January 1876[1] | opened |
| 27 September 1937 | closed |
Monk Bretton railway station was a
railway station that served the village of Monk Bretton, South Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1876 by the Midland Railway[2] in their characteristic country style and is sited on the line between Barnsley Court House and Cudworth
. The station was double track with two flanking platforms approached from the nearby road over bridge, the main buildings being on the Barnsley bound platform. A signal box, in typical Midland Railway design, was situated at the outer end of the Cudworth platform.
The station closed on 27 September 1937[3] though the line to Monk Bretton remained open and now serves a glassworks in the village where the line stops.[4]
References
- OCLC 931112387.
- ISBN 978-1-84674-043-5.
- ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- "Railway Memories No.8", David Green & Peter Rose, Bellcode Books. ISBN 1-871233-07-0
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