Wombwell railway station

Railway station in South Yorkshire, England

53°31′03″N 1°24′59″W / 53.5175°N 1.4164°W / 53.5175; -1.4164Grid referenceSE387024Managed byNorthern TrainsTransit authorityTravel South YorkshirePlatforms2Other informationStation codeWOMFare zoneBarnsleyClassificationDfT category F1HistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 July 1897Opened as Wombwell25 September 1950Renamed Wombwell West20 February 1969Renamed WombwellPassengers2018/19Decrease 0.203 million2019/20Increase 0.206 million2020/21Decrease 43,6342021/22Increase 0.160 million2022/23Increase 0.171 million Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wombwell railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wombwell in South Yorkshire, England. The station is 12 miles (19 km) north of Sheffield on the Hallam and Penistone Lines. The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 July 1897, and between 25 September 1950 and 20 February 1969 was known as Wombwell West to distinguish it from Wombwell's other railway station, Wombwell Central, which closed in 1959.[1]

CCTV was recently installed for the purposes of crime prevention. Other recent improvements to the station include new signage, lighting, and, for the first time, installation of passenger information display screens to provide real-time service information.[2]

The station car park was extended in 2009 to give a total of 74 spaces for rail users.[3]

Facilities

The only permanent buildings remaining at the station (which is unmanned) are standard waiting shelters on each platform. Tickets can be bought in advance or at the self-service ticket machine. The aforementioned CIS displays provide train running information, along with timetable poster boards. There is step-free access to both platforms via ramps from the road above.[4]

Services

Services currently run twice per hour Monday to Saturdays to Sheffield (hourly Sundays) and hourly to Huddersfield on the Penistone Line and Leeds via Wakefield Kirkgate and Castleford on the Hallam Line respectively (two-hourly Sundays).[5] One early morning northbound departure terminates at Barnsley and the last of the day at Wakefield Kirkgate.

Notes

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 253. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Train departing Wombwell station (2015) Clitheroe, Jonathan Geograph.org; Retrieved 17 January 2017
  3. ^ "Expanded Wombwell Station Park and Ride to open" SYPTE News release 23 June 2009
  4. ^ Wombwell station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 17 January 2017
  5. ^ GB National Rail Timetable May 2023 Edition, Table 27
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