- Treeton railway station
Treeton railway station was a station situated on the
North Midland Railway 's line between Rotherham Masborough and Chesterfield. It was situated in the centre of the mining village ofTreeton , in theRother Valley nearRotherham inSouth Yorkshire ,England .The original Treeton railway station opened 6th April
1841 but its life was short. A new station, on the same site, was opened on 1st October1884 and closed on 29th October1951 , although it was used for a small number of excursion trains after that date.The line here consisted of four tracks. The platforms served the centre two with access by steps from the adjacent road bridge, the goods lines being routed to the rear of the platforms in an arrangement similar to that at Brightside in Sheffield. [Pixton, B., (2000) "North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route," Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing]
The station was located between Rotherham Masborough and Woodhouse Mill.
The stationmaster's house was situated at 8, Station Road, opposite the Station Hotel.
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