Wath Central railway station

Disused railway station in South Yorkshire, England

53°30′21″N 1°20′08″W / 53.5057°N 1.3356°W / 53.5057; -1.3356Grid referenceSE441012Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companySouth Yorkshire RailwayPre-groupingGreat Central RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1 July 1851Opened as Wath1 July 1907Name changed to Wath-on-Dearne25 September 1950Name changed to Wath Central^[1]29 June 1959Closed

Wath Central railway station was on the South Yorkshire Railway's Doncaster–Barnsley Exchange line in England. It was the closest of Wath-upon-Dearne's three railway stations to the town centre, lying immediately to its north-east, over the Dearne and Dove Canal bridge. The station was closed when local passenger services on the line ended on 29 June 1959.^[2]^[3] (The line continued to be used for freight traffic until 1988).

The buildings were in the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's large "Double Pavilion" style, an indication that rebuilding had taken place in the last quarter of the 19th century. The main building, with four bays, was on the Doncaster-bound platform. The station buildings were not demolished until the area was cleared during road improvement works in 2004.

References

^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 444. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.