Rotherham Westgate railway station

Rotherham Westgate
Westgate Station c1840
General information
LocationRotherham, Rotherham
England
Coordinates53°25′45″N 1°21′30″W / 53.429220°N 1.358450°W / 53.429220; -1.358450
Grid referenceSK427926
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySheffield and Rotherham Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
31 October 1838Opened
4 October 1952Closed to passengers
1970Demolished
Location

Rotherham Westgate railway station was the eastern terminus of the five-mile-long Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, the first passenger-carrying railway in the Sheffield/Rotherham area. In central Rotherham on the eastern bank of the River Don, it was a single-platform terminus that opened on 31 October 1838 and closed on 4 October 1952.

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