Elsecar railway station

Elsecar
Elsecar railway station 2018
General information
Location	Elsecar, Barnsley England
Coordinates	53°29′56″N 1°25′37″W / 53.499°N 1.427°W / 53.499; -1.427
Grid reference	SE381004
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Travel South Yorkshire
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ELR
Fare zone	Barnsley
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1 July 1897
Passengers
2018/19	0.161 million
2019/20	0.180 million
2020/21	40,780
2021/22	0.133 million
2022/23	0.155 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Elsecar railway station is a railway station serving the village of Elsecar in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the Penistone Line and Hallam Line served by Northern Trains. The station was opened by the Midland Railway in July 1897 and was at one time known as Elsecar & Hoyland.

CCTV was recently installed for the purposes of crime prevention. Other improvements to the station include new signage, lighting, and the installation of passenger information display screens to provide real-time service information.

A new 85-bay car park at the station was opened in November 2013 - funded by South Yorkshire PTE, this cost £500,000 and is located behind the northbound platform.^[1]