Wombwell railway station
Wombwell railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wombwell in South Yorkshire, England. The station is 12 miles (19 km) north of Sheffield on the Hallam and Penistone Lines. The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 July 1897, and between 25 September 1950 and 20 February 1969 was known as Wombwell West to distinguish it from Wombwell's other railway station, Wombwell Central, which closed in 1959.[1]
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wombwell, Barnsley England |
| Coordinates | 53°31′03″N 1°24′59″W / 53.5175°N 1.4164°WCoordinates: 53°31′03″N 1°24′59″W / 53.5175°N 1.4164°W |
| Grid reference | SE387024 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Transit authority | Travel South Yorkshire |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WOM |
| Fare zone | Barnsley |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1897 | Opened as Wombwell |
| 25 September 1950 | Renamed Wombwell West |
| 20 February 1969 | Renamed Wombwell |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 | 0.216 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.203 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.206 million |
| 2020/21 | 43,634 |
| 2021/22 | 0.160 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.[2]
The station car park was extended in 2009 to give a total of 74 spaces for rail users.[3]
Facilities
There are no permanent buildings remaining at the station (which is unmanned), aside from standard waiting shelters on each platform. Tickets can only be bought in advance or on the train, as the self-service ticket machine has been removed. The aforementioned CIS displays provide train running information, along with timetable poster boards. There is step-free access to both platforms via ramps from the road above.[4]
Services
Services currently run twice per hour Monday to Saturdays to Sheffield (hourly Sundays) and hourly to Huddersfield on the Penistone Line and Leeds via Wakefield Kirkgate and Castleford on the Hallam Line respectively (two-hourly Sundays).[5] A single southbound through train to Nottingham calls here on Saturday mornings only at 06.22.
Notes
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 253. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Train departing Wombwell station (2015) Clitheroe, Jonathan Geograph.org; Retrieved 17 January 2017
- ^ "Expanded Wombwell Station Park and Ride to open" SYPTE News release 23 June 2009
- ^ Wombwell station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 17 January 2017
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable December 2019 Edition, Table 34
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Trains Hallam Line | ||||
| Northern Trains Penistone Line |