- Denaby railway halt
Denaby Halt was a small station on the
Dearne Valley Railway , intended to serve the mining community of Denaby Main although it was positioned some distance from there, in what was described as 'a marshy wilderness'. Its full title, as shown on its nameboard, was "Denaby for Conisboro' and Mexboro". The halt was located betweenEdlington Halt , the eastern passenger terminus of the line andHarlington Halt .The D.V.R. was operated by theLancashire & Yorkshire Railway and was built in order to tap the coal traffic available in the area, which could be shipped through their port atGoole .The line offered a passenger service between Wakefield and
Edlington , nearDoncaster .The halt was closed on
1 January 1949 .
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