Catcliffe railway station

Catcliffe railway station is a former railway station in the Catcliffe area of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

Catcliffe
General information
LocationCatcliffe, Rotherham
England
Coordinates53.392137°N 1.364254°W / 53.392137; -1.364254
Grid referenceSK423885
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySheffield District Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
30 May 1900Opened
11 September 1939Closed
6 October 1946Reopened
17 March 1947Closed[1]
Sheffield District Railway and connecting lines

History

The station was located on the Sheffield District Railway, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) north of its junction with the North Midland Railway line at Treeton Junction.

The line was carried on a 9-arch brick-built viaduct over the Rother Valley.[2][3][4] The station was constructed at the northern end of this, near to the village. The station was noted for its bleak and isolated location which earned it the name "Klondyke" from the local population.[5] Both station and platforms were built of wood. The awnings were of the distinctive LD&ECR style.[6][7] The platforms and their supports closely resembled those at Boughton and Dukeries Junction.

The station was opened on 30 April 1900[5] and closed on 11 September 1939. It was briefly reopened from 6 October 1946 to 17 March 1947.[8]

Former passenger services

There never was a Sunday service from Catcliffe.

In 1922 two passenger services served Catcliffe:

  • From Sheffield to Mansfield via Langwith Junction, and
  • From Sheffield to Chesterfield via the "Old Road".

The Sheffield to Mansfield service consisted of three trains per day each way between the MR station at Sheffield and the MR station at Mansfield calling at Attercliffe Road, West Tinsley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Woodhouse Mill, the LD&ECR "Beighton Branch" to Langwith Junction (later renamed Shirebrook North), the MR station at Shirebrook (later renamed Shirebrook West), Mansfield Woodhouse and Mansfield, taking about an hour and a quarter. On Saturdays an extra lunchtime train ran out and back, calling at Catcliffe northbound only.

To travel from Sheffield (MR) to Chesterfield (MR) via the "Old Road" it was necessary to head off north east towards Rotherham then swing south onto the "Old Road" itself which was the original North Midland Railway route from Rotherham to Chesterfield along the Rother Valley. Three trains a day ran to Holmes almost in Rotherham itself before turning sharply south to Treeton. Three trains plus an extra on Saturdays turned off before Brightside onto Sheffield District Railway metals to Treeton, however, only one of these called at Catcliffe plus one on Saturdays, the others passed without stopping.[9]

By August 1939 the service to Mansfield remained little changed, except that Upperthorpe and Killamarsh railway station had closed in 1930 and not all called at Attercliffe Road.

The Sheffield to Chesterfield service via Catcliffe and the Old Road had evolved to two trains per day with an extra on Saturdays, all of which called at Catcliffe.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
West Tinsley
Line and station closed		   London and North Eastern Railway
Sheffield District Railway		   Treeton
Line and station closed

References
  1. Butt 1995, p. 56.
  2. "Catcliffe Viaduct: via treetonweb". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. Catcliffe Viaduct(1): via geograph
  4. Catcliffe Viaduct(2): via geograph
  5. Dow 1965, p. 170.
  6. Pixton 2001, p. 87.
  7. Booth 2013, p. 56.
  8. Cupit & Taylor 1984, p. 42.
  9. Bradshaw 1985, p. 718.

Sources
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