Rossington was a railway station which served the village of Rossington on the Great Northern Railway's main line some 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Doncaster, England. It closed for regular passenger services in 1958 but was occasionally served by special trains until the mid-1960s.
Rossington | |
|---|---|
 Site of the former station in 1992 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Rossington, Doncaster England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′40″N 1°03′59″W / 53.4779°N 1.0663°W |
| Grid reference | SK620982 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 4 September 1849[1] | Opened |
| 6 October 1958 | Closed to regular passengers |
| 27 May 1963[2] | Goods facilities withdrawn |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed Completely |
History
editThe station was set slightly west of the old village alongside the main road, from which access was gained, but on the building of the colliery village, known as New Rossington, to the west of the main line the station gained a whole new passenger base including miners travelling to work and home again, particularly before the colliery village was complete.
The station, with two flanking platforms, was set just south of the colliery junction.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | London and North Eastern Railway Retford to Doncaster |
Bawtry | ||
| Warmsworth | Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway |
Bawtry |
Present day
editA new station at Rossington was suggested in a report to Doncaster Borough Council and with respect to this land was secured and reserved for the car park and approaches.
In September 2008 a report was submitted to Doncaster Borough Council on the strategy for prospective future rail corridors and stations in the area.[3]
References
edit- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 199.
- ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 117. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ^ Published in "The Star", 14 February 2009.