Conisbrough railway station
Conisbrough 
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Platform 2
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| Location | |
| Place | Conisbrough |
| Local authority | Doncaster |
| Coordinates | 53°29′22″N 1°14′03″W / 53.489380°N 1.234170°WCoordinates: 53°29′22″N 1°14′03″W / 53.489380°N 1.234170°W |
| Grid reference | SK509994 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CNS |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 87,628 |
| 2012/13 |
 85,972 |
| 2013/14 |
75,128 |
| 2014/15 |
84,046 |
| 2015/16 |
95,756 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Travel South Yorkshire |
| Zone | Doncaster |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Conisbrough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Conisbrough railway station is a railway station in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England. The station is 4.75 miles (8 km) south west of Doncaster towards Sheffield. Nowadays it has two platforms and is served only by stopping services.
Situated to the north east of the station between the River Don and Conisbrough tunnel is situated a branch lay over line. This is used for freight to allow express services to pass. It has previously been used for commuter trains also allowing faster trains to pass. The branch has access to both Doncaster & Sheffield trains.
The original station was situated some 150 yards (140 m) to the east of the present station and had two sets of station buildings, one for the South Yorkshire Railway, its owners, and another for the Midland Railway, the operators of the first passenger service. Both had their own staff. This station was opened on 10 November 1849, the only station on the new line linking Doncaster and Swinton. This was closed in 1884 with the opening of the new station, built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. The buildings were in that company's "double pavilion" style and all except the former Station Master's house, on the Sheffield bound platform, have been demolished.
The station, like Mexborough, was served by trains between Sheffield Victoria and Doncaster. The line closed south of Mexborough when most of the stations were shut down due to the Beeching Cuts.
Like Mexborough the station had three platforms with the Doncaster bound platform being an island. During Doncaster race meetings this platform was used for "ticket collection" to avoid congestion at Doncaster. In more recent times this platform was used for excursions which required an elongated stop for loading/unloading and could then enable another service to pass and use the other platform face.
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