Thorne Waterside railway station

Thorne Waterside
Location
Place	Thorne
Area	Doncaster
Coordinates	53°36′32″N 0°58′00″W / 53.60888°N 0.96661°WCoordinates: 53°36′32″N 0°58′00″W / 53.60888°N 0.96661°W
Grid reference	SE684129
Operations
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway & River Dun Navigation
History
1856	Opened
1859	Closed
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
UK Railways portal

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