Stainforth railway station

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Stainforth railway station was a small station on the South Yorkshire Railway 's line between Doncaster and Thorne. It served the village of Stainforth, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The original line followed closely the canal bank and the station was resited when the line was 'straigtened' in the 1860's.

The original station was opened with the line on 7 July 1856 and closed on 1 October 1866 when the new station was opened. This station, renamed originally Stainforth and Hatfield, was renamed Hatfield and Stainforth when that became the larger community.