Parkgate & Aldwarke railway station

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Parkgate and Aldwarke railway station, was a railway station situated in Parkgate, (South Yorkshire), England on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway company's line between Rotherham Road and Kilnhurst Central. The station, opened in July 1873, was originally known as "Aldwarke", taking its name from that of a local gentleman's residence which it served along with 8 or 9 servants cottages and a small farmstead.

The station was built in the M.S.& L.R. "Double Pavilion" style with the main buildings on the Doncaster-bound platform and a waiting shelter on the other. The station also had the only wall drinking-fountain on the line, a feature of many M.S.& L.R. rebuilt stations. The station facilities included a small goods yard with two sidings and a carriage and cattle dock. The stopping pasenger service fitted in with the requirements of the shift workers at the nearby Roundwood Colliery. With many workers living in Rotherham it was recorded that over 100 men would arrive at the station for the early shift. The station was closed to passengers on 29th October 1951.

The station and sidings was controlled by a signal box situated some 100 yards on the Doncaster side of the station.