Dunford Bridge railway station
Dunford Bridge railway station was a railway station that served the village of Dunford Bridge on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway situated immediately east of the Woodhead Tunnel, 5 miles (8 km) west of Penistone, within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.
Dunford Bridge | |
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Dunford Bridge railway station in 1954 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Dunford Bridge, Barnsley England |
| Coordinates | 53.5178°N 1.7628°W |
| Grid reference | SE158023 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 14 July 1845 | opened |
| 1954 | station moved to new alignment |
| 5 January 1970 | closed |
The station was 22 miles (35 km) east of Manchester London Road (now Manchester Picadilly) and 20 miles (32 km) west of the now closed Sheffield Victoria station.
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