Wentworth railway station
Encyclopedia
Wentworth railway station was a railway station on the Sheffield to Barnsley route of the Midland Railway
. The station has been known as Wentworth and Tankersley and Wentworth and Hoyland Common during its life.
The station is some considerable distance from Wentworth, Hoyland Common and Tankersley, its most regular passengers were the miners of Skiers Spring Colliery on the other side of the road bridge coming on and off shift.
The station closed on 2 November 1959.
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
. The station has been known as Wentworth and Tankersley and Wentworth and Hoyland Common during its life.
History
The station was situated at the north end of Tankersley Tunnel adjacent to the road bridge. Built on an embankment the platforms and the station building were high above the road with the station masters house, which still stands at road level.The station is some considerable distance from Wentworth, Hoyland Common and Tankersley, its most regular passengers were the miners of Skiers Spring Colliery on the other side of the road bridge coming on and off shift.
The station closed on 2 November 1959.