Harlington Halt railway station

Harlington Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway (DVR) located close by Harlington village, near Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England.

Harlington Halt
Location	Harlington, Doncaster England
Coordinates	53.52003°N 1.27522°W
Grid reference	SE481028
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Dearne Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 June 1912	Station opened
10 September 1951	Station closed

The station, which was located between Denaby station and Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt, opened on 3 June 1912.[1] At first, trains were operated on behalf of the DVR by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway; when that company amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922, the combined organisation (also known as the London and North Western Railway) absorbed the DVR on the same day.[2]

The station closed on 10 September 1951.[1]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 114. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 140, 142, 256. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading

• Railways of South Yorkshire, C.T.Goode, Dalesman Publishing. ISBN 0-85206-307-5

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt Line and station closed		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Dearne Valley Railway		Denaby Halt Line and station closed