Oughty Bridge railway station

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Oughty Bridge
Location
Location	Oughtibridge
Area	Sheffield
Grid reference	SK312935
Operations
Pre-grouping	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
14 July 1845	Opened
15 June 1959	Closed
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Oughty Bridge was a railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway built to serve the village of Oughtibridge, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire. It may be that this was a misspelling on behalf of the railway company of the day, although the census from 1905 does show the village of Oughty Bridge (Yorks).^[1]

The station, which lies between Wadsley Bridge and Deepcar was opened on 14 July 1845 and closed on 15 June 1959. The old station is a grade two listed building constructed from gritstone and has been used for industrial purposes for a number of years. When the station was still in use, the goods sidings were used for carrying wood pulp to the nearby paper mill and also freight to and from the Oughtibridge silica works.^[2]

The registered charity Don Valley Railway want to reopen part of the old Woodhead Route^[3] to Nunnery Square, and will rebuild Oughtibridge Station as part of this plan.

[edit] References

1. ^ 1905 Census
2. ^ A Layman's Look at the History, Industry, People and Places of Oughtibridge ..., Doug Sanderson Page 56. Gives details of listed building and industry
3. ^ Don Valley Railway

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