Swinton (South Yorkshire) railway station

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Location
Swinton
Place	Swinton
Local authority	Rotherham
Operations
Station code	SWN
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	3
Annual entry/exit 04/05	0.287 million **
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Swinton. Disclaimer (PDF)

Swinton railway station is in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England. It has three platforms and a small bus station, and lies at the junction of the former North Midland Railway main line between Rotherham Masborough and Leeds via Cudworth and the former South Yorkshire Railway line to Doncaster.

[edit] History

There have been three stations on the North Midland Railway line at Swinton, the first of which, opened in 1840, built by the N.M.R. occupied the site of the present station, goods facilities occupying what is now the car park. This was replaced by a second station north of the present site, on the opposite side of the road bridge, built by the Midland Railway. This station became known as Swinton Town to distinguish it from Swinton Central on the former Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway line. It was served by stopping trains from Sheffield Midland to York and to Leeds City via Cudworth. The station closed in January 1968 with the rationalisation of local rail services in South Yorkshire. The original station buildings still remain at street level and are used for light industry.

[edit] Redevelopment and Rebuilding

By the late 1980's it was realised that South Yorkshire railways had been cut back too far in the 1960's, and in particular Swinton/Wath-upon-Dearne/Kilnhurst lacked a station. The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority put forward a four year plan for the improvement of services and stations as part of their Rail Development Plan, this leading to the re-instatement of the "Swinton Curve", from the former North Midland Railway at Swinton to the former South Yorkshire Railway at Mexborough West Junction, the building of a new station at Swinton and the re-routing of all passenger trains via this route. Originally after re-opening it was unstaffed, but increased passenger usage lead to the establishment in the 1990's of first a small portacabin staffed for the morning peak only, which later was replaced by a brick-built ticket office.

[edit] External links

Train times and station information for Swinton (South Yorkshire) railway station from National Rail
Street map and aerial photo of Swinton (South Yorkshire) railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station		Following station
Rotherham	Northern Rail Dearne Valley Line	Moorthorpe
Rotherham	Northern Rail Sheffield-Hull Line	Mexborough
Rotherham	Northern Rail Wakefield Line	Bolton-on-Dearne