High Royds railway station

High Royds, a small mining community near Barnsley in South Yorkshire is not to be confused with High Royds, near Menston in West Yorkshire, served by the Wharfedale Line and the site of a former mental health institution.
High Royds
General information
LocationHoyland, Barnsley
England
Coordinates53°30′38″N 1°27′49″W / 53.510493°N 1.463680°W / 53.510493; -1.463680
Grid referenceSE356016
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
4 September 1854opened
1856closed

High Royds railway station was situated on the South Yorkshire Railway's Blackburn Valley line between Birdwell & Hoyland Common and Dovecliffe. The station opened on 4 September 1854 and closed just two years later, one of the most short-lived stations in the county.

Route

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dovecliffe   South Yorkshire Railway   Birdwell & Hoyland Common

References

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  • "The South Yorkshire Railway", D.L.Franks, Turntable Enterprises, 1971. ISBN 0-902844-04-0