| Stainforth | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Stainforth |
| Area | Doncaster |
| Grid reference | SE641121 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | South Yorkshire Railway & River Dun Navigation |
| History | |
| 1856 | Opened |
| 1866 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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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, England. The original line followed closely the Stainforth and Keadby Canal and opened for goods traffic on 11 December 1855. The original passenger station opened with the coming of passenger services to the line on 7 July 1856 and closed on 1 October 1866 when the station was resited on the 'straightened' line.
The new station opened on the realigned route away from the canal as Stainforth and Hatfield, but was renamed Hatfield and Stainforth in the 1990s, it being considered that Hatfield had the larger population.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramwith | South Yorkshire Railway & River Dun Navigation Doncaster to Thorne line |
Thorne Lock | ||
"The South Yorkshire Railway", D.L. Franks,1971, Turntable Enterprises. ISBN 0-90284-404-0