Great Houghton Halt
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Great Houghton Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway
(DVR) situated between Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt
and Grimethorpe Halt
. The halt served the village of Great Houghton
in South Yorkshire
, England
.
The station opened on 3 June 1912. Originally named Houghton Halt, it was renamed Great Houghton Halt a few weeks later, on 24 August 1912. At first, trains were operated on behalf of the DVR by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
; when that company amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway
on 1 January 1922, the combined organisation (also known as the London and North Western Railway) absorbed the DVR on the same day.
The station closed on 10 September 1951.
Dearne Valley Railway
The Dearne Valley Railway was a railway line which ran through the valley of the River Dearne in South Yorkshire. It was incorporated by an Act of Parliament on 6 August 1897 to build a line between Brierley Junction, on the main line of the Hull and Barnsley Railway, to junctions with the Great...
(DVR) situated between Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt
Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt
Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway situated between Harlington Halt and Great Houghton Halt. It served the village of Goldthorpe in South Yorkshire, England.The station opened on 3 June 1912...
and Grimethorpe Halt
Grimethorpe Halt
Grimethorpe Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway situated between Great Houghton Halt and Ryhill Halt. It served the village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England....
. The halt served the village of Great Houghton
Great Houghton, South Yorkshire
Great Houghton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the west of Thurnscoe, on the B6411 road, and is located at approximately 53° 33' 20" North, 1° 21' West, at an elevation of around 60...
in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The station opened on 3 June 1912. Originally named Houghton Halt, it was renamed Great Houghton Halt a few weeks later, on 24 August 1912. At first, trains were operated on behalf of the DVR by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
; when that company amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
on 1 January 1922, the combined organisation (also known as the London and North Western Railway) absorbed the DVR on the same day.
The station closed on 10 September 1951.