Parkgate and Rawmarsh railway station

Parkgate and Rawmarsh
Location
Place Parkgate
Area Rotherham
Grid reference SK441949
Operations
Original company Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 may 1853 Station opened as Rawmarsh
1 November 1869 renamed Rawmarsh and Park Gate
1 December 1869 renamed Park Gate and Rawmarsh
3 May 1894 renamed Parkgate and Rawmarsh
1 January 1968 Station closed[1]
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Parkgate and Rawmarsh railway station, originally named Park Gate and Rawmarsh was situated in Parkgate, adjacent to the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company's works. It served the communities of Parkgate and Rawmarsh, in South Yorkshire, England.

The station was situated on the former North Midland Railway between Kilnhurst West and Rotherham Masborough.

The station was closed, along with all the others on the line, except for Rotherham Masborough on 4 January 1968. The last ticket to be issued, as a souvenir, was lettered L.M.S.R., 20 years after that company's demise.

The station and the adjoining steel works, together with other locations in the Rotherham area, were featured in the 1958 film Tread Softly Stranger starring Diana Dors. Diana Dors's co-star George Baker is seen arriving at platform 1 of "Rawborough" station.

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens

External links

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rotherham Masborough   Eastern Region of British Railways
Midland Railway

 Sheffield-Cudworth-Leeds Line 

  Kilnhurst West