Mexborough railway station

Mexborough National Rail
Location
Place Mexborough
Local authority Doncaster
Coordinates 53°29′28″N 1°17′20″W / 53.491°N 1.289°WCoordinates: 53°29′28″N 1°17′20″W / 53.491°N 1.289°W
Grid reference SK472996
Operations
Station code MEX
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   0.187 million
2005/06 Increase 0.199 million
2006/07 Decrease 0.184 million
2007/08 Decrease 0.177 million
2008/09 Increase 0.321 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.307 million
2010/11 Increase 0.315 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Travel South Yorkshire
Zone Doncaster
History
Key dates Opened 4 March 1871
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mexborough from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Mexborough railway station serves the former mining town of Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England. It is a station on the Sheffield to Doncaster Line 7 miles (11 km) south west of Doncaster.

As the original station at Mexborough Junction did not serve the line to Rotherham and Sheffield when this opened it was replaced by a new station built immediately on the Doncaster side of the junction. The new station was approximately half way between Mexborough Junction and Mexborough (Ferry Boat) Halt and was able to serve the town centre at the top of Station Road.

It was on 1 June 1874 that the third side of the triangle (Mexborough Reverse Curve) was put in place which allowed trains to work from the Sheffield line to Barnsley without need of reversal. This was closed on 5 September 1966.

The Barnsley to Doncaster local passenger services were withdrawn on 29 June 1959 and further changes in the area took place with the opening of Aldwarke Junction in 1966. From this date all passenger trains to Sheffield were routed to Sheffield Midland: at first via the Swinton curve, until its closure in January 1968, and thereafter via the Great Central route through the closed Kilnhurst Central. Nowadays the service operates via the re-instated Swinton curve to the new Swinton.

Mexborough once had a third platform which, in effect, made the Sheffield-bound platform an "island". This was used occasionally for regular passenger services travelling via the Great Central line to Sheffield but more often by excursion trains to East Coast resorts such as Scarborough, Bridlington and Cleethorpes. This platform face ceased to be used in the late 1970s but can still be seen.

As part of the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive's 4-year plan for upgrading the railways in the county, Mexborough received an upgraded waiting area and ticket office which were completed in May 1989.

In 2009/2010, Mexborough was further improved by help points, an updated PA system, refurbished toilets and booking office area, additional shelters and CCTV, information screens and improved access for the disabled.

Mexborough West Junction in 1950

In 2011 Mexborough won the category 'Station of the Year (Small)' at the National Rail Awards.[1]

Service

Monday to Saturday services consist of two westbound services per hour: one terminates at Sheffield and the other carries on to Worksop, Gainsborough and Lincoln Central. The two eastbound services travel through Doncaster to Scunthorpe, Adwick or Hull. On Sundays there is an hourly service to Sheffield and to Doncaster; every 2 hours this service continues to Goole.

References

  1. ↑ Rail, 21 September – 4 October 2011. p.12

External links

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Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern Rail
Sheffield-Hull Line
Disused railways
Swinton Central   BR Eastern Region
Sheffield Victoria-Doncaster Line
   Conisbrough
Wath Central   BR Eastern Region
Doncaster-Barnsley Line
   Conisbrough