Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station

Birdwell & Hoyland

View in 1961
Location
Place Birdwell
Area Barnsley
Coordinates 53°29′50″N 1°29′03″W / 53.49717°N 1.48424°WCoordinates: 53°29′50″N 1°29′03″W / 53.49717°N 1.48424°W
Grid reference SE343001
Operations
Original company South Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
History
February 1855 opened
7 December 1953 closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station was a railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway's Blackburn Valley line between Westwood and High Royds. The station was intended to serve the villages of Pilley, Birdwell and Hoyland Common, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England although the original chosen site was moved half a mile nearer towards Barnsley to serve the purposes of the Earl of Wharncliffe who was, at that time, sinking Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery nearby. This move away made the station less convenient for most of the population.

The station was opened in February 1855, the building having an ornate canopy over its entrance and the buildings containing a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe. Closure came on 7 December 1953.

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
High Royds
Line and station closed		   Great Central Railway
South Yorkshire Railway		   Westwood
Line and station closed

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