| Station on heritage railway | |
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| General information | |
| Location | England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′38″N 1°25′09″W / 53.49385°N 1.41906°W |
| Operated by | Elsecar Steam Railway The Coalfield Line[2] |
| Platforms | 1[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 April 1996 |
| Original company | South Yorkshire Railway |
Rockingham (South Yorkshire) railway station is the terminus of the preserved line which is being built along the trackbed of the former Elsecar branch of the South Yorkshire Railway. The station is built within the Elsecar Heritage Centre, the former National Coal Board workshops at Elsecar.[2] The station officially opened to passengers on 5 April 1996, when the inaugural train ran to Hemingfield.[3]
The line runs from Rockingham station to Hemingfield Basin, alongside the Elsecar Branch of the Dearne and Dove Canal but it was intended to extend the line to Cortonwood with halts at Hemingfield and Cortonwood during 2013.[4] However, by February 2017 the project was ongoing but still incomplete.[5]
The station was called Rockingham by Barnsley Council (who re-opened the railway) after a second name of the Earl Fitzwilliam family, the original builders of the line in the 1850s.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Brailsford, Martyn (2016). Railway track diagrams 2: Eastern (4 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. p. 34E. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- 1 2 3 "The Coalfield Line". www.elsecarrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ Stewart-Smith, Robin (June 1996). "Elsecar Steam Railway Opens for Business". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 142, no. 1, 142. London: IPC Media. p. 32. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ↑ "Railway extension project needs support". The South Yorkshire Times. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Extension to Cortonwood achieves major milestone". www.elsecarrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
Further reading
- Handbook and Guide for the Elsecar Heritage Centre.