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Summer Lane railway station
Summer Lane railway station was a railway station on the Barnsley to Penistone line situated some 1 mile 16 chains (1.9 km) from Barnsley Exchange, South Yorkshire, England.[1] The station was opened in 1855[2] by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and was closed between February 1857[3] December 1859 and February 1867 when it was reopened.[4]
Summer Lane | |
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Station site in July 2020. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Barnsley, Barnsley England |
| Coordinates | 53°33′16″N 1°29′33″W / 53.5545°N 1.4924°W |
| Grid reference | SE337065 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 11 Nov. 1855 | opened |
| 22 June 1959 | closed |
It was finally closed by British Railways on 29 June 1959 when the local passenger services were withdrawn from other stations on the lines in the area such as Barnsley Court House, Silkstone and Dodworth.[5]
In 1928 it was connected to a corn mill and jam factory.
References edit
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn (2016). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern. Frome: Trackmaps. p. 34C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 69
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 69
- ^ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding; the central section. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 86. ISBN 9781840336573.
- ^ Cooke, B. W. C., ed. (August 1959). "Notes & news; ER stations closed". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 105, no. 700. London: Tothill Press. p. 576. ISSN 0033-8923.