Wadsley Bridge Station

Wadsley Bridge
Wadsley Station in January 2005.
Location
Place	Wadsley Bridge
Area	City of Sheffield
Coordinates	53°25′08″N 1°29′57″W / 53.418880°N 1.499170°W / 53.418880; -1.499170Coordinates: 53°25′08″N 1°29′57″W / 53.418880°N 1.499170°W / 53.418880; -1.499170
Grid reference	SK334915
Operations
Pre-grouping	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
14 July 1845	Opened
15 June 1959	Closed to regular passenger services
1996	Last used by football specials
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Wadsley Bridge railway station was a station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England on the Great Central Railway's core route between Manchester and Sheffield.

The station opened on 14 July 1845 as part of the then Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, on its original route from Bridgehouses in Sheffield (soon superseded by Sheffield Victoria) to Manchester London Road. This route became more popularly known as the Woodhead Line. The station stood on the north side of Halifax Road between Neepsend and Oughtibridge stations.

The station closed to regular passenger service on 15 June 1959, with the Woodhead Line itself closing to passengers in 1970. However, Wadsley Bridge railway station still saw occasional passenger use. summer specials were advertised until 31 October 1965, Sheffield–Huddersfield passenger trains continued to run through the station until 1983 and football specials used the station until 1996, serving Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. Also, between 15 and 19 February 1979, British Rail temporarily reopened the station (along with Dronfield and the Midland Main Line platforms at Dore) because road transport throughout Sheffield had been brought to a standstill by heavy snowfall. All Sheffield–Huddersfield trains served the station during that period, and a special single fare of £0.16 was charged.