| Sheffield and Rotherham Railway | |
|---|---|
 Westgate Station c. 1840 | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | South Yorkshire, England |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 October 1838 |
| Closed | 21 July 1845 (line and operations taken over by the Midland Railway) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 5 miles (8.0 km) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway was a railway line in England, between the named places. The North Midland Railway was being promoted but its route was planned to go through Rotherham and by-pass Sheffield, so the S&RR was built as a connecting line. It opened in 1838. In Sheffield it opened a terminal station at Wicker, and in Rotherham at Westgate. When the NMR opened in 1840 a connecting curve was made between the two routes.
The opening of the S&RR encouraged heavy industry to be located along its route in Sheffield. The S&RR was absorbed by the much larger Midland Railway in 1845. The Wicker passenger terminal was cramped and restrictive and in 1870 the Midland Railway opened a new access route to Sheffield from the south, via Bradway Tunnel, and a new main station in Sheffield. Trains proceeding north from the new station joined the S&RR route, which continued in use. Over the years a number of branch lines were constructed diverging from the S&RR line, and in 1987 a connection was made into another line at Rotherham, giving access to a more central passenger station there. Nearly the whole extent of the original S&RR line continues in main line use in 2023.