Swinton (South Yorkshire) railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Swinton
code = SWN


caption = Swinton railway station in 1991
manager = Northern Rail
locale = Swinton
borough = Rotherham
pte = South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
usage0405 = 0.287
usage0506 = 0.288
usage0607 = 0.258
years =
events = Re-opened
platforms = 3

Swinton railway station is in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England. It has three platforms and a small bus station, and lies at the junction of the former North Midland Railway main line between Rotherham Masborough and Leeds via Cudworth and the former South Yorkshire Railway line to Doncaster.

History

There have been three stations on the North Midland Railway line at Swinton, the first of which, opened in 1840, built by the N.M.R. occupied the site of the present station, goods facilities occupying what is now the car park. This was replaced by a second station north of the present site, on the opposite side of the road bridge, built by the Midland Railway. This station became known as Swinton Town to distinguish it from Swinton Central on the former Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway line. It was served by stopping trains from Sheffield Midland to York and to Leeds City via Cudworth. The station closed in January 1968 with the rationalisation of local rail services in South Yorkshire. The original station buildings still remain at street level and are used for light industry.

Redevelopment and Rebuilding

By the late 1980s it was realised that South Yorkshire railways had been cut back too far in the 1960s, and in particular Swinton/Wath-upon-Dearne/Kilnhurst lacked a station. The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority put forward a four year plan for the improvement of services and stations as part of their Rail Development Plan, this leading to the re-instatement of the "Swinton Curve", from the former North Midland Railway at Swinton to the former South Yorkshire Railway at Mexborough West Junction, the building of a new station at Swinton and the re-routing of all passenger trains via this route. Originally after re-opening it was unstaffed, but increased passenger usage lead to the establishment in the 1990s of first a small cabin staffed for the morning peak only, which later was replaced by a brick-built ticket office.

ervices

The station has a similar service level to neighbouring Rotherham Central, namely two trains per hour to Doncaster and one per hour to Wakefield & Leeds in one direction and three per hour to Rotherham & Sheffield in the other. The twice-daily Dearne Valley local service to York also calls, but longer distance trains pass through without stopping.

Sundays see an hourly service to Doncaster, a two-hourly service to Leeds and also Goole (as an extension of alternate Doncaster trains) and either one or two trains per hour to Sheffield.

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