Elsecar railway station
Elsecar  | |
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| Elsecar railway station 2005 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Elsecar |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| Coordinates | 53°29′56″N 1°25′37″W / 53.499°N 1.427°WCoordinates: 53°29′56″N 1°25′37″W / 53.499°N 1.427°W |
| Grid reference | SE381004 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ELR |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.127 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.103 million |
| 2006/07 |
90,655 |
| 2007/08 |
 93,538 |
| 2008/09 |
0.123 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.127 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.128 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Travel South Yorkshire |
| Zone | Barnsley |
| History | |
| Opened 1 July 1897 | |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Elsecar from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Elsecar railway station is a railway station in Elsecar, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is based on the Penistone Line and Hallam Line served by Northern Rail.
CCTV was recently installed for the purposes of crime prevention. Other recent improvements to the station include new signage, lighting, and, for the first time, installation of passenger information display screens to provide real-time service information.
There are currently plans to introduce car parking for rail users at Elsecar in the near future although this has been delayed due to problems with trains being affected by the work. [1]
Service
The station is served during off-peak times by an hourly train operating between Sheffield and Leeds. Additional trains provide a half hourly service towards Sheffield in the morning peak and a half hourly service from Sheffield in the evening peak. These extra services operate to and from Huddersfield.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Northern Rail | ||||
| Northern Rail |
See also
- Elsecar Steam Railway
- Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station
- Rockingham (South Yorkshire) railway station
Notes
External links
- Train times and station information for Elsecar railway station from National Rail
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