Rotherham Masborough railway station

Rotherham Masborough
Rotherham Masborough railway station on the last day of operation
General information
LocationRotherham, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
England
Coordinates53°25′51″N 1°22′18″W / 53.430963°N 1.371727°W / 53.430963; -1.371727
Grid referenceSK418928
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
11 May 1840Opened (as Masbrough)
1896Renamed Masbrough & Rotherham
1908Renamed Rotherham Masborough
1969Renamed Rotherham
1987Renamed Rotherham Masborough
3 October 1988Closed
Location
Map
The station in 1963
Rotherham Masborough Station in 2004, 16 years after closure.
Platform 4 Rotherham Masborough Station in 1986.

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.