Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station

Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station serves the village of Bolton upon Dearne in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line 13 miles (21 km) north of Sheffield railway station.

Bolton-upon-Dearne
General information
Location	Bolton upon Dearne, Barnsley England
Coordinates	53.51880°N 1.31156°W / 53.51880; -1.31156
Grid reference	SE457026
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Travel South Yorkshire
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BTD
Fare zone	Barnsley
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway
Key dates
1 July 1879 (1879-07-01)	Opened as Hickleton
1 November 1879	Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne
15 January 1924	Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne for Goldthorpe
12 June 1961	Renamed Bolton-on-Dearne
3 April 2008	Renamed Bolton-upon-Dearne
Passengers
2019/20	75,644
2020/21	17,376
2021/22	62,824
2022/23	63,436
2023/24	71,378
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station was opened by the Swinton and Knottingley Railway on 1 July 1879, and was originally named Hickleton. The station was renamed as Bolton-on-Dearne on 1 November 1879. The name was altered again on 15 January 1924 to become 'Bolton-on-Dearne For Goldthorpe', before reverting to 'Bolton-on-Dearne' on 12 June 1961. It was renamed Bolton-upon-Dearne on 3 April 2008.^[1]

The station was reported^[where?] as being in the worst condition of any in South Yorkshire^{[citation needed]} and the Passenger Transport Executive earmarked improvements to bring it up to a decent standard. Work to renew platforms (increase height, resurface), provide new waiting shelters and lighting was completed in November 2007.^[2] A new footbridge was opened in April 2010.^[3]

Services

The station in 1962

Monday to Saturday there is an hourly service to Sheffield southbound and to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate northbound. One northbound a.m. peak service to York also stops here. On Sundays there is also an hourly service in each direction.^[4]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Swinton		Northern Trains Wakefield Line		Goldthorpe