Brightside railway station

Brightside
The remains of Brightside station in 2004. This photo is taken from the access footbridge just off Holywell Road.
General information
LocationBrightside, City of Sheffield
England
Coordinates53°24′44″N 1°25′16″W / 53.412220°N 1.421123°W / 53.412220; -1.421123
Grid referenceSK385907
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySheffield and Rotherham Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 November 1838Opened
28 January 1995Closed

Brightside railway station is a former railway station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The station served the communities of Brightside and Wincobank and was situated on the Midland Main Line on Holywell Road, lying between Attercliffe Road and Holmes railway station.[1][2]

A 1912 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Brightside (upper centre)

Work on the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway commenced in February 1837, with Brightside Cutting being the first structure undertaken.[3] The station opened on 1 November 1838,[4] at the same time as the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway from Wicker station and had two platforms although four tracks went through. The two outside tracks were for freight use whilst the two inside tracks were used by both stopping and express trains. The station was just over 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Sheffield railway station, and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Rotherham.[5] Brightside did not have any goods facilities, however, a goods yard and several sidings were located to the immediate south of the station.[6][7]

The station in 1961

Despite the opening of Meadowhall Interchange in 1990, the station remained open until 1995.[8] A limited service had continued in its last three years and the station was closed, but all remaining trains could be caught at Meadowhall.[9]

Both platforms remain today albeit stripped of their features and in a bad state of repair; the standard South Yorkshire style bus shelters which had replaced the station buildings by the early 1980s were removed in early 2006. The footbridge remains open a public right of way from Dearne Street to Station Lane, however access to the platforms has been blocked off since the station's closure. Only three lines run through the station site; the line furthest east (the former up slow line towards Sheffield) has been removed.[10][11]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Attercliffe Road
Line open, station closed 		  Midland Railway   Wincobank and Meadowhall
Line open, station closed
Attercliffe Road
Line open, station closed 		  Regional Railways   Meadowhall Interchange
Line and station open
Grimesthorpe Bridge
Line open, station closed 		  Sheffield and Rotherham Railway   Wincobank and Meadowhall
Line open, station closed
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