The original Dunford Bridge railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Dunford Bridge railway station was a railway station that served the village of Dunford Bridge on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway situated immediately east of the Woodhead Tunnel, 5 miles west of Penistone, within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The station was opened on 14 July 1845 and consisted of two flanking platforms, the main, stone built structure, with booking office and staff accommodation was on the Manchester-bound (Down) platform, whilst the Sheffield-bound platform (Up) had a large water tower alongside a stone built waiting shelter. Immediately east of the station was access to sidings which served stone quarries. This station was replaced by a modern structure in 1954 when the line was electrified. Still with flanking platforms but now realigned with the line through the "new" Woodhead Tunnel the main building was still on the down platform with a simple waiting shelter on the up platform The station seen was closed with the passenger services on the line on 5 January 1970
Size: 7786px × 4776px
Location: Dunford Bridge, Barnsley, S Yorkshire UK
Photo credit: © Digbydachshund / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: ashton--lyne, bridge, dunford, lner, manchester, railway, sheffield, station
