Adwick railway station
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| Adwick | |||
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| Old Adwick Station in early 2004. | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Adwick-le-Street | ||
| Local authority | Doncaster | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | AWK | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.176 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | South Yorkshire | ||
| Zone | n/a | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Adwick from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Adwick railway station serves the communities of Adwick-le-Street and Carcroft, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Located on the line linking Leeds to Doncaster via Wakefield, immediately south-east of the point where it passes beneath Church Lane, the present station is the second to serve Adwick: the first, the main building of which still stands, lay on the other side of the present road bridge.
[edit] History
Opened in March 1866 as an intermediate stop on the West Riding and Grimsby Railway's main line from Wakefield Westgate to Doncaster, the station was at first called "Adwick-le-Street and Carcroft"; the name was changed in 1880 to "Carcroft and Adwick-le-Street".
The station's main building, which still stands today – though no longer part of the present station – comprised a booking office, waiting room, and station master's house. Situated on the Doncaster-bound (up) platform, it was constructed of rock-faced stone, with hipped roofs and a spire which was part of the living quarters. The Leeds-bound (down) platform was served by a small wooden, enclosed waiting shelter. This station was closed for goods traffic in June 1965 and for passengers in 1967.
Adwick was reopened, with new platforms to the south-east of the original station site, by the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in the late 1980s.
[edit] Services
Within reach of the A1 Junctions 37 and 38 and just off the A638, Adwick station provides a park and ride for Doncaster and a commuting station for Wakefield and Leeds. The station boasts ample free parking and an on-site ticket office.
Northern Rail run rail services to Leeds around every hour. Unlike Bentley railway station, Adwick possesses a footbridge and a road bridge allowing traffic and pedestrians to pass unhindered from parking to platform 2. People living in the northern end of Bentley have been known to use Adwick instead of their own station due to the better accessibility[citation needed].
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Bentley | Northern Rail Wakefield Line |
South Elmsall | ||
| Bentley | Northern Rail Sheffield-Hull (Adwick branch) |
Terminus | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Adwick railway station from National Rail
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