Wath (Hull and Barnsley) railway station

Wath
Site of the former station (2013)
General information
Location	Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham England
Coordinates	53.507484°N 1.337388°W / 53.507484; -1.337388
Grid reference	SE440014
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hull and South Yorkshire Extension Railway
Pre-grouping	Hull and Barnsley Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1902	opened
1929	closed

Wath railway station was one of three railway stations in Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire, England. It was the southern terminus of The Hull & South Yorkshire Extension Railway which became part of the Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1898 and was the southern terminus of a branch line from Wrangbrook Junction.[1] The station was located on Station Road between the Great Central Railway's Wath Central station and the Midland Railway's Wath North station. Branch line trains connected with Sheffield-Cudworth-Hull trains at Wrangbrook.

The railway was opened for passengers on 28 August 1902, with Wath being 8 miles (13 km) from Wrangbrook Junction and 11 miles (18 km) from Kirk Smeaton, where the passenger service went to.[2] However, the line was not a success for passenger traffic: it was closed to passengers on 6 April 1929. The station at Wath was a single platform affair[3] but with a substantial station house. This and the former ticket office are the only surviving remains of the station and have survived the buildings of Wath's other two, more successful stations: they still stand on Station Road, called "Station House" and "Barnsley Cottage" respectively.

References

1. Suggitt, Gordon (2015). Lost railways of South & West Yorkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-84674-043-5.
2. Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding : Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield and the south. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 26. ISBN 9781840336566.
3. Batty, Stephen R (1991). Doncaster. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 58. ISBN 0-7110-2004-3.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Hull and Barnsley Railway		Hickleton and THurnscoe