Denaby Halt
Site of the halt in 1996
General information
LocationDenaby Main, Doncaster
England
Coordinates53°30′07″N 1°14′58″W / 53.50204°N 1.24936°W / 53.50204; -1.24936
Grid referenceSE498008
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDearne Valley Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 June 1912 (1912-06-03)Station opened
1 January 1949 (1949-01-01)Station closed
Railway Clearing House diagram including lines around Denaby in 1910.

Denaby Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway (DVR), intended to serve the mining community of Denaby Main in South Yorkshire, England, although it was some distance from there, in what was described as "a marshy wilderness". The station was opened on 3 June 1912.[1][2] Its full title, as shown on its nameboard, was Denaby for Conisboro' and Mexboro. The halt was located between Edlington Halt, the eastern passenger terminus of the line and Harlington Halt.

The DVR was operated by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and was built in order to tap the coal traffic available in the area, which could be shipped through their port at Goole.

The line offered a passenger service between Wakefield and Edlington, near Doncaster.

The halt was closed on 1 January 1949.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 516. OCLC 931112387.
  2. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 77. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Harlington Halt
Line and station closed		   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Dearne Valley Railway		   Edlington
Line and station closed


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