Station code ELR DfT category F1 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SE381004 Managed by Northern 2011/12 0.131 million | |
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Similar Silkstone Common railway st, Stocksmoor railway station, Darton railway station, Denby Dale railway st, Shepley railway station | ||
Elsecar railway station is a railway station in Elsecar, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is based on the Penistone Line and Hallam Line served by Northern. The station was opened by the Midland Railway in July 1897 and was at one time known as Elsecar & Hoyland.
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CCTV was recently installed for the purposes of crime prevention. Other improvements to the station include new signage, lighting, and, for the first time, installation of passenger information display screens to provide real-time service information.
A new 85-bay car park at the station was opened in November 2013 - funded by South Yorkshire PTE, this cost £500,000 and is located behind the northbound platform.
Facilities
Like neighbouring Wombwell, the station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings or ticketing facilities (so all tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train). Standard waiting shelters are provided on each side, along with a customer help point on platform 1. Train running information is also offered via the display screens mentioned above and timetable information posters. Step-free access is available to each platform via ramps.
Service
The station is served during off-peak times by an hourly train operating between Sheffield and Leeds via Castleford. Additional trains provide a half-hourly service towards Sheffield in the morning peak and a half-hourly service from Sheffield in the evening peak. These extra services operate to and from Huddersfield. On Sundays, an hourly service operates to and from Sheffield, with trains every other hour to Leeds and Huddersfield.
New Northern Franchise operator Arriva Rail North plans to improve the service frequency to half-hourly all day once their new franchise agreement comes into effect in April 2016.