Stairfoot railway station

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Stairfoot railway station was a rail station on the South Yorkshire Railway 's main line between Mexborough and Barnsley. It was situated between Wombwell Central and Barnsley. The station was intended to serve the communities of Ardsley and Stairfoot.

The original station, which was called Ardsley, was situated close by the point where the Doncaster - Barnsley main road (A635) joins with the Rotherham - Barnsley road (A633) and was opened on 1st July 1851. It suffered a temporary closure between 1856 and April 1858 and was closed on 1st December 1871, being replaced by a new station built in the "Double Pavilion" style favoured by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.

In due course the area around Stairfoot became a complex set of railway junctions and fly-overs. Joining the South Yorkshire Railway's line was a junction to the Barnsley Coal Railway, built in two sections to reach the West Riding and Grimsby Railway's main line at Notton, to the south of Wakefield. There was also a connection to the Hull and Barnsley Railway at Cudworth, whilst at a higher level the road and rail junctions were crossed by the Midland Railway line between Wombwell and Cudworth.

The station, which suffered heavily from bus competition, closed on 16th September 1957.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wombwell Central		BR Eastern Region  Doncaster-Barnsley Line		Barnsley Court House
Dovecliffe		BR Eastern Region  Sheffield Victoria-Barnsley Line		Barnsley Court House