Thorne Waterside railway station

Thorne Waterside
General information
Location	Thorne, Doncaster England
Coordinates	53.60888°N 0.96661°W / 53.60888; -0.96661
Grid reference	SE684129
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway & River Dun Navigation
Key dates
1856	Opened
1859	Closed

Thorne Waterside railway station, sometimes referred to as "Thorne Lock" because of its location, was built by the South Yorkshire Railway as the terminus of its line from Doncaster. It was the first railway station to be opened in Thorne. The line was opened for goods traffic on 11 December 1855 and to passenger services on 7 July 1856. The station was built adjacent to the Stainforth to Keadby Canal and goods traffic was trans-shipped for forwarding on.

Passenger services lasted for around 3 years before being transferred to a new station, officially called "Thorne" but usually referred to as Thorne (Old) railway station, near the town centre. A third station, Thorne South, on the "straightened" replaced this from 1864, and is still open for business.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Stainforth		South Yorkshire Railway & River Dun Navigation Doncaster to Thorne Railway		Terminus
Stainforth		South Yorkshire Railway & River Dun Navigation Doncaster to Keadby line (1859-1866)		Crowle railway station

References

The South Yorkshire Railway, D.L.Franks,1971, Turntable Enterprises. ISBN 0-902844-04-0