Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station

Railway station in South Yorkshire, England

53°31′08″N 1°18′42″W / 53.51880°N 1.31156°W / 53.51880; -1.31156Grid referenceSE457026Managed byNorthernTransit authorityTravel South YorkshirePlatforms2Other informationStation codeBTDFare zoneBarnsleyClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companySwinton and Knottingley Joint RailwayPre-groupingSwinton and Knottingley Joint RailwayPost-groupingSwinton and Knottingley Joint RailwayKey dates1 July 1879 (1879-07-01)Opened as Hickleton1 November 1879Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne15 January 1924Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne for Goldthorpe12 June 1961Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne3 April 2008Renamed Bolton-upon-DearnePassengers2018/19

69,5202019/20

75,6442020/21

17,3762021/22

62,8242022/23

63,436

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station serves the village of Bolton upon Dearne in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line 13 miles (21 km) north of Sheffield railway station.

History

Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station was opened by the Swinton and Knottingley Railway on 1 July 1879, and was originally named Hickleton. The station was renamed as Bolton-on-Dearne on 1 November 1879. The name was altered again on 15 January 1924 to become 'Bolton-on-Dearne For Goldthorpe', before reverting to 'Bolton-on-Dearne' on 12 June 1961. It was renamed Bolton-upon-Dearne on 3 April 2008.^[1]

The station was reported^[where?] as being in the worst condition of any in South Yorkshire^{[citation needed]} and the Passenger Transport Executive earmarked improvements to bring it up to a decent standard. Work to renew platforms (increase height, resurface), provide new waiting shelters and lighting was completed in November 2007.^[2] A new footbridge was opened in April 2010.^[3]

Service

Monday to Saturday there is an hourly service to Sheffield southbound and to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate northbound. One northbound a.m. peak service to York also stops here. On Sundays there is also an hourly service in each direction.^[4]

References

^ Quick, Michael (February 2012). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain - A Chronology - 2nd supplement (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
^ "Railway station to get facelift". BBC News. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
^ "Railwayman remembered at bridge". Sheffield Star. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
^ GB eNRT December 2023 Edition, Table 28