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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
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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
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Sheffield and Rotherham Railway commenced in February 1837, with Brightside Cutting being the first structure undertaken. The station opened on 1 November 1838, at the same time as the
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in 1990, the station remained open until 1995. A limited service had continued in its last three years and the station was closed, but all remaining trains could be caught at
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Both platforms remain today albeit stripped of their features and in a bad state of repair; the standard South
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The Railway Clearing House handbook of railway stations, 1904
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