Arksey railway station

Arksey railway station, originally named Stockbridge and later Arksey and Stockbridge was a station which served the villages of Arksey and Stockbridge in the English county of South Yorkshire. It was served by trains on the main line between Doncaster and York.

Arksey
Site of the former station in 1992
Location	Arksey, Doncaster England
Coordinates	53.551550°N 1.133150°W
Grid reference	SE575064
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
6 June 1848	Station opens as Stockbridge
December 1850	Station renamed Arksey and Stockbridge
September 1854	Station renamed Arksey
5 August 1952	Station closed for passengers
7 December 1964	closed for goods

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway and became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways on 5 August 1952.[1]

The site today

Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.

References

1. Burgess, Neil (2014). The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding;The Central Section. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 83. ISBN 9781840336573.

• R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.

External links

• Station on navigable O.S. map Station site is at centre of map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Doncaster		Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line		Joan Croft Halt Line open. Station closed
Doncaster		Great Northern Railway / Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Askern Branch Line		Askern Line open. Station closed