Ecclesfield East railway station
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Ecclesfield East railway station was built by the South Yorkshire Railway
on their "Blackburn Valley" line between Sheffield Wicker and Barnsley. The station was intended to serve the parish of Ecclesfield
, near Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
, although it is some distance from the centre of the village.
The original railway station was opened in November 1854 and closed just two years later to be replaced by a new structure which closed on 7 December 1953. The new station, with staggered platforms linked by a footbridge had buildings which dated from 1876 and cost £1985 (including sidings and approach road). These buildings are identical to those at Meadowhall although it had staggered platforms.
The nearby station of Ecclesfield West was initially also known as Ecclesfield.
South Yorkshire Railway
The South Yorkshire Railway was a railway company which was based in the south of the former West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its first section of line opened on 10 November 1849 between Swinton Junction and Doncaster...
on their "Blackburn Valley" line between Sheffield Wicker and Barnsley. The station was intended to serve the parish of Ecclesfield
Ecclesfield
Ecclesfield is a suburb and civil parish in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, about north of Sheffield City Centre. At the 2001 census the civil parish— which also includes the Sheffield suburbs of Chapeltown, Grenoside, High Green, and formerly Thorpe Hesley —had a population...
, near Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, although it is some distance from the centre of the village.
The original railway station was opened in November 1854 and closed just two years later to be replaced by a new structure which closed on 7 December 1953. The new station, with staggered platforms linked by a footbridge had buildings which dated from 1876 and cost £1985 (including sidings and approach road). These buildings are identical to those at Meadowhall although it had staggered platforms.
The nearby station of Ecclesfield West was initially also known as Ecclesfield.
External links
- Ecclesfield East station (shown closed) on navigable 1955 O. S. map
- South Yorkshire Railway, Ecclesfield history pages