Denaby Halt railway station

Disused railway station in South Yorkshire, England

53°30′07″N 1°14′58″W / 53.50204°N 1.24936°W / 53.50204; -1.24936Grid referenceSE498008Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyDearne Valley RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates3 June 1912 (1912-06-03)Station opened1 January 1949 (1949-01-01)Station closed
Railway Clearing House diagram including lines around Denaby in 1910.

Denaby Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway (DVR), intended to serve the mining community of Denaby Main in South Yorkshire, England, although it was some distance from there, in what was described as "a marshy wilderness". The station was opened on 3 June 1912.[1][2] Its full title, as shown on its nameboard, was Denaby for Conisboro' and Mexboro. The halt was located between Edlington Halt, the eastern passenger terminus of the line and Harlington Halt.

The DVR was operated by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and was built in order to tap the coal traffic available in the area, which could be shipped through their port at Goole.

The line offered a passenger service between Wakefield and Edlington, near Doncaster.

The halt was closed on 1 January 1949.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 516. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 77. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • The railway line on navigable 1955 O. S. map
  • The station on navigable 1935 O. S. map


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Harlington Halt
Line and station closed 		  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Dearne Valley Railway 		  Edlington
Line and station closed


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