The station was opened in May 1879, jointly by the Midland Railway and North Eastern Railway, as part of their Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway scheme. A short chord was also built at the same time to link the S&K Joint line with the main Doncaster to Leeds line at South Kirkby Junction. Upon opening, Moorthorpe marked the northern limit of the part of the line maintained by the Midland Railway; the southern end of the intersection bridge over the Doncaster to Leeds line, marked the actual boundary. North of that point, the North Eastern Railway undertook the maintenance. Moorthorpe station is of North Eastern Railway design, as is Pontefract Baghill.[1]
This latter connection is now part of the main line between Sheffield and Leeds, and is used by CrossCountry services between Edinburgh Waverley and Birmingham New Street, and beyond. In addition, local trains on the Leeds – Rotherham Central – Sheffield route (Wakefield Line) use the spur and call at the station. This connecting line is now effectively the main line, and it splits from the S & K route immediately north of the station, with the track to York then bridging the GNR main line on its way northwards. This junction (and the adjacent loops to the south of the station) was controlled from the nearby Midland Railway signal box until May 2011, but following signalling equipment renewal work the area is now under the control of the ROC at York.[2]
After the station was reduced to the status of an unstaffed halt in the 1980s, the station building was converted into a pub. This closed in the early 1990s and the building became derelict. However it has recently been restored by the town council, with funding from the Railway Heritage Trust, to include office space and a cafe.[3][4]
A footbridge was opened at the station at the end of May 2010; previously passengers had to cross the tracks at a flat crossing.[5][6]
Monday to Saturdays, an hourly service operates from Moorthorpe to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate and to Sheffield. An hourly service also runs on Sundays.
Three trains each way operate on the Dearne Valley line to York and Sheffield Mondays to Saturdays only.[7] There are no Sunday trains on this route, but one return trip to York is operated by a rail-replacement bus in the late afternoon.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Moorthorpe railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Moorthorpe railway station serves the village of Moorthorpe and town of South Kirkby in West Yorkshire England It lies on the Wakefield Line and the Dearne Valley Line 18 1 4 miles 29 4 km north of Sheffield and is served by Northern MoorthorpeThe restored Moorthorpe railway stationGeneral informationLocationMoorthorpe and South Kirkby City of WakefieldEnglandCoordinates53 35 42 N 1 18 18 W 53 5949 N 1 3050 W 53 5949 1 3050Grid referenceSE460111Managed byNorthernTransit authorityWest Yorkshire Metro Platforms2Other informationStation codeMRPFare zone5 WYPTE amp Barnsley SYPTE ClassificationDfT category F1Passengers2018 190 232 million2019 200 241 million2020 2173 5962021 220 174 million2022 230 160 millionNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road The station was opened in May 1879 jointly by the Midland Railway and North Eastern Railway as part of their Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway scheme A short chord was also built at the same time to link the S amp K Joint line with the main Doncaster to Leeds line at South Kirkby Junction Upon opening Moorthorpe marked the northern limit of the part of the line maintained by the Midland Railway the southern end of the intersection bridge over the Doncaster to Leeds line marked the actual boundary North of that point the North Eastern Railway undertook the maintenance Moorthorpe station is of North Eastern Railway design as is Pontefract Baghill 1 This latter connection is now part of the main line between Sheffield and Leeds and is used by CrossCountry services between Edinburgh Waverley and Birmingham New Street and beyond In addition local trains on the Leeds Rotherham Central Sheffield route Wakefield Line use the spur and call at the station This connecting line is now effectively the main line and it splits from the S amp K route immediately north of the station with the track to York then bridging the GNR main line on its way northwards This junction and the adjacent loops to the south of the station was controlled from the nearby Midland Railway signal box until May 2011 but following signalling equipment renewal work the area is now under the control of the ROC at York 2 After the station was reduced to the status of an unstaffed halt in the 1980s the station building was converted into a pub This closed in the early 1990s and the building became derelict However it has recently been restored by the town council with funding from the Railway Heritage Trust to include office space and a cafe 3 4 A footbridge was opened at the station at the end of May 2010 previously passengers had to cross the tracks at a flat crossing 5 6 Contents 1 Services 2 Tickets 3 References 4 External linksServices editMonday to Saturdays an hourly service operates from Moorthorpe to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate and to Sheffield An hourly service also runs on Sundays Three trains each way operate on the Dearne Valley line to York and Sheffield Mondays to Saturdays only 7 There are no Sunday trains on this route but one return trip to York is operated by a rail replacement bus in the late afternoon The station is less than 1 mile 1 6 km away from South Elmsall railway station which means the South Kirkby South Elmsall area has a half hourly service to Leeds The station is less than 1 mile 1 6 km away from Frickley Athletic F C Tickets editThe station is in West Yorkshire but South Yorkshire PTE tickets are valid to and from this station on services into South Yorkshire References edit Sheffield Daily Telegraph 24 April 1879 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help Moorthorpe and Hickleton Area Signalling Renewals Network Rail Consulting Retrieved 18 November 2016 Paul Salveson January 2012 Moorthorpe Yorkshire s New Showpiece RailProfessional Andy Savage 30 April 2014 Conserving the railway s past Rail Magazine No 747 pp 52 57 Rail No 631 p 15 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help Moorthorpe bridge opens to improve pedestrian safety Press release Network Rail 1 June 2010 Archived from the original on 29 February 2012 Retrieved 1 June 2010 GB eNRT December 2023 Edition Tables 28 amp 30External links editTrain times and station information for Moorthorpe railway station from National Rail Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following station SwintonNorthernDearne Valley LinePontefract Baghill ThurnscoeNorthernWakefield LineFitzwilliam Historical railways Frickley Midland RailwayCross Country Route Hemsworth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moorthorpe railway station amp oldid 1193969411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
