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
Station site in July 2020.
General information
LocationBarnsley, Barnsley
England
Coordinates53°33′16″N 1°29′33″W / 53.5545°N 1.4924°W / 53.5545; -1.4924
Grid referenceSE337065
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
11 Nov. 1855opened
22 June 1959closed

It was finally closed by British Railways on 29 June 1959 when the local passenger services were withdrawn from other stations on the lines in the area such as Barnsley Court House, Silkstone and Dodworth.[5]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

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  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn (2016). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern. Frome: Trackmaps. p. 34C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  2. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 69
  3. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 69
  4. ^ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding; the central section. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 86. ISBN 9781840336573.
  5. ^ 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.