Wombwell railway station

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Wombwell
General information
Location	Wombwell, Barnsley England
Coordinates	53°31′03″N 1°24′59″W / 53.5175°N 1.4164°W / 53.5175; -1.4164
Grid reference	SE387024
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Travel South Yorkshire
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WOM
Fare zone	Barnsley
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1897	Opened as Wombwell
25 September 1950	Renamed Wombwell West
20 February 1969	Renamed Wombwell
Passengers
2018/19	0.203 million
2019/20	0.206 million
2020/21	43,634
2021/22	0.160 million
2022/23	0.171 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wombwell railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wombwell in South Yorkshire, England. The station is 12 miles (19 km) north of Sheffield on the Hallam and Penistone Lines. The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 July 1897, and between 25 September 1950 and 20 February 1969 was known as Wombwell West to distinguish it from Wombwell's other railway station, Wombwell Central, which closed in 1959.^[1]

CCTV was recently installed for the purposes of crime prevention. Other recent improvements to the station include new signage, lighting, and, for the first time, installation of passenger information display screens to provide real-time service information.^[2]

The station car park was extended in 2009 to give a total of 74 spaces for rail users.^[3]