Great Houghton Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway (DVR) situated between Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt and Grimethorpe Halt. The halt served the village of Great Houghton in South Yorkshire, England.
Great Houghton Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Great Houghton, Barnsley England |
| Coordinates | 53°32′55″N 1°20′43″W / 53.5487°N 1.3454°W |
| Grid reference | SE434059 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Dearne Valley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 June 1912 | Opened as Houghton Halt |
| 24 August 1912 | Renamed Great Houghton Halt |
| 10 September 1951 | Station closed |
The station opened on 3 June 1912. Originally named Houghton Halt, it was renamed Great Houghton Halt a few weeks later, on 24 August 1912.[1] At first, trains were operated on behalf of the DVR by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway; when that company amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922, the combined organisation (also known as the London and North Western Railway) absorbed the DVR on the same day.[2]
The station closed on 10 September 1951.[3]
References
edit- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 109, 124. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 140, 142, 256. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 109
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Grimethorpe Halt Line and station closed |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Dearne Valley Railway |
Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt Line and station closed |
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