Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station

Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station was a railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway's Blackburn Valley line between Westwood and High Royds. The station was intended to serve the villages of Pilley, Birdwell and Hoyland Common, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England although the original chosen site was moved half a mile nearer towards Barnsley to serve the purposes of the Earl of Wharncliffe who was, at that time, sinking Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery nearby. This move away made the station less convenient for most of the population.

Birdwell & Hoyland
View in 1961
General information
LocationBirdwell, Barnsley
England
Coordinates53°29′50″N 1°29′03″W / 53.49717°N 1.48424°W / 53.49717; -1.48424
Grid referenceSE343001
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
February 1855opened
7 December 1953closed

The station was opened in February 1855, the building having an ornate canopy over its entrance and the buildings containing a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe. Closure came on 7 December 1953.

Route

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
High Royds
Line and station closed
  Great Central Railway
South Yorkshire Railway
  Westwood
Line and station closed

References

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  • The South Yorkshire Railway, D. L. Franks, Turntable Enterprises 1971. ISBN 0-902844-04-0