Wombwell railway station
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General information | |
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Location | Wombwell, Barnsley England |
Coordinates | 53°31′03″N 1°24′59″W / 53.5175°N 1.4164°W |
Grid reference | SE387024 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Travel South Yorkshire |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | WOM |
Fare zone | Barnsley |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Original company | Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1897 | Opened as Wombwell |
25 September 1950 | Renamed Wombwell West |
20 February 1969 | Renamed Wombwell |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.203 million |
2019/20 | 0.206 million |
2020/21 | 43,634 |
2021/22 | 0.160 million |
2022/23 | 0.171 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Wombwell railway station is a
CCTV was recently installed for the purposes of crime prevention. Other recent improvements to the station include new signage, lighting, and, for the first time, installation of passenger information display screens to provide real-time service information.[2]
The station car park was extended in 2009 to give a total of 74 spaces for rail users.[3]
Facilities
The only permanent buildings remaining at the station (which is unmanned) are standard waiting shelters on each platform. Tickets can be bought in advance or at the self-service ticket machine. The aforementioned CIS displays provide train running information, along with timetable poster boards. There is step-free access to both platforms via ramps from the road above.[4]
Services
Services currently run twice per hour Monday to Saturdays to
Notes
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Train departing Wombwell station (2015) Clitheroe, Jonathan Geograph.org; Retrieved 17 January 2017
- ^ "Expanded Wombwell Station Park and Ride to open" SYPTE News release 23 June 2009
- ^ Wombwell station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 17 January 2017
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable May 2023 Edition, Table 27
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Barnsley |
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Northern Trains Penistone Line |