- Mexborough railway station
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Mexborough 
Location Place Mexborough Local authority Doncaster Coordinates 53°29′28″N 1°17′20″W / 53.491°N 1.289°WCoordinates: 53°29′28″N 1°17′20″W / 53.491°N 1.289°W Grid reference SK472996 Operations Station code MEX Managed by Northern Rail Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 0.187 million 2005/06 * 
0.199 million2006/07 * 
0.184 million2007/08 * 0.177 million2008/09 * 0.321 millionPassenger Transport Executive PTE Travel South Yorkshire Zone Doncaster History Opened 4 March 1871 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mexborough from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Mexborough railway station serves the former mining town of Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England. It is a station on the Sheffield-Hull Line 7 miles (11 km) south west of Doncaster.
As the original station at Mexborough Junction did not serve the line to Rotherham and Sheffield when this opened it was replaced by a new station built immediately on the Doncaster side of the junction. The new station was approximately half way between Mexborough Junction and Mexborough (Ferry Boat) Halt and was able to serve the town centre at the top of Station Road.
It was on 1 June 1874 that the third side of the triangle (Mexborough Reverse Curve) was put in place which allowed trains to work from the Sheffield line to Barnsley without need of reversal. This was closed on 5 September 1966.
The Barnsley to Doncaster local passenger services were withdrawn on 29 June 1959 and further changes in the area took place with the opening of Aldwarke Junction in 1966. From this date all passenger trains to Sheffield were routed to Sheffield Midland, until its closure in January 1968 via the Swinton curve and afterwards via the Great Central route through the closed Kilnhurst Central. Nowadays the service operates via the re-instated curve to the new Swinton.
Mexborough also once had a third platform which, in effect, made the Sheffield bound platform an "island" platform. This was used occasionally for regular passenger services travelling via the Great Central line to Sheffield but more often by excursion trains to the East Coast resorts, Scarborough, Bridlington and Cleethropes being the most popular. This platform face ceased to be used in the late 1970s but can still be seen.
As part of the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive's 4-year plan for upgrading the railways in the county, Mexborough received an upgraded waiting area and ticket office which were completed in May 1989.
In 2009/2010, Mexborough has undergone a further series of investments. These include help points, an updated PA system, refurbished toilets and booking office area, additional shelters and CCTV, information screens and improved access for the disabled.
Mexborough West Junction in 1950
In 2011 Mexborough won the category 'Station of the Year (Small)' at the National Rail Awards.[1]
Service
Monday to Saturday services comprise of two westbound services per hour, with one terminating at Sheffield whilst the other carries on to Worksop, Gainsborough and Lincoln Central. The two eastbound services head to Doncaster and beyond (Scunthorpe, Adwick or Hull). On Sundays there is an hourly service in both directions to either Sheffield or Doncaster (every 2 hours this continues on to Goole).
References
- ^ Rail, 21 September – 4 October 2011. p.12
External links
- Train times and station information for Mexborough railway station from National Rail
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Northern Rail Sheffield-Hull LineDisused railways Swinton Central BR Eastern Region
Sheffield Victoria-Doncaster Line
Conisbrough Wath Central BR Eastern Region
Doncaster-Barnsley Line
Conisbrough Categories:- Mexborough
- Railway stations in Doncaster
- Former Great Central Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1871
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category D stations
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs
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