Meadow Hall and Wincobank railway station

For other uses, see Meadowhall station (disambiguation).

Meadowhall and Wincobank
Location
Place	Wincobank
Area	Rotherham
Coordinates	53°25′29″N 1°25′00″W / 53.424720°N 1.416530°W / 53.424720; -1.416530Coordinates: 53°25′29″N 1°25′00″W / 53.424720°N 1.416530°W / 53.424720; -1.416530
Grid reference	SK388921
Operations
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	2
History
11 September 1854	Opened
7 December 1953	Closed
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Meadowhall and Wincobank railway station, also known at some time as Meadow Hall, was a railway station in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The station served the communities of Brightside, Wincobank, both in neighbouring Sheffield, and its nearest village Blackburn and was situated on the South Yorkshire Railway, lying between Grange Lane and Tinsley stations.

The line, known as the "Blackburn Valley" line, connected with the Midland Railway, Rotherham to Sheffield (Wicker) line at Blackburn Junction at its southern end and ran to Aldam Junction, near Wombwell. This southern connection closed in August 1864 when the line to Woodburn Junction opened and a passenger service inaugurated between Sheffield Victoria and Barnsley. Meadowhall station was opened in August 1868 and had two flanking platforms. The main station building, alongside Blackburn Road, remains and is in good condition. The station closed to passengers on 7 December 1953.

The line through Meadowhall closed completely from Friday, 31 July 1987 having not seen any traffic since 3 April when Class 20 20150 worked from Tinsley yard to Roe Brothers scrap yard and return. The line, from Tinsley South Junction to Meadowhall, was lifted during the following year.

The line was transformed into a cycle path when the South Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society closed in 2004.

References

• The South Yorkshire Railway, D.L.Franks. Turntable Enterprises, 1971. ISBN 0-90284-404-4