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The station was opened by the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] and became part of the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] during the [[Railways Act 1921|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 5th August |
The station was opened by the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] and became part of the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] during the [[Railways Act 1921|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 5th August 1952. |
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==The site today== |
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Revision as of 11:02, 14 November 2008
Arksey | |
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| General information | |
| Location | South Yorkshire |
| Owned by | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Line(s) | Great Northern Railway |
| Platforms | ? |
| 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 closes |
Arksey railway station, originally named Stockbridge and later Arskey 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.
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 5th August 1952.
The site today
Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.
References
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) ISBN 1 85260 508 1
- A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) ISBN 0 906899 99 0
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Doncaster | Great Northern Railway | Joan Croft Halt |
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