Rotherham Masborough railway station

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Rotherham Masborough
Rotherham Masborough railway station on the last day of operation
General information
Location	Rotherham, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham England
Coordinates	53°25′51″N 1°22′18″W / 53.430963°N 1.371727°W / 53.430963; -1.371727
Grid reference	SK418928
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	LMSR Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
11 May 1840	Opened (as Masbrough)
1896	Renamed Masbrough & Rotherham
1908	Renamed Rotherham Masborough
1969	Renamed Rotherham
1987	Renamed Rotherham Masborough
3 October 1988	Closed
Location

Rotherham Masborough railway station was the main railway station for Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England from the 1840s until 1987, when most trains were rerouted via Rotherham Central. It had four platforms, with a large sandstone station building on the eastern Platform Four, large iron and glass platform canopies, a fully enclosed footbridge and wooden waiting rooms on the other platforms. It closed in 1988, except for a few football specials.