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Arksey
General information
LocationSouth Yorkshire
Owned byLondon and North Eastern Railway
Line(s)Great Northern Railway
Platforms?
Key dates
6 June 1848Station opens as Stockbridge
December 1850Station renamed Arksey and Stockbridge
September 1854Station renamed Arksey
5 August 1952Station closes

Arksey railway station was a station which served the village of Arksey in the English county of South Yorkshire. It was served by trains on the main line between Doncaster and York.

History

Opened by the Great Northern Railway it 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.

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
Doncaster   Great Northern Railway   Joan Croft Halt